Kingsport Quarry

Producer in Sullivan county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10275794
MAS/MILS ID 0471630003
Record type Site
Current site name Kingsport Quarry
Alternate or previous names Vulcan Materials Co., Midsouth Div.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.60346, 36.56368 (WGS84)
Elevation 396

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sullivan(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingsport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Sullivan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.60346, 36.56368

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Vulcan Materials Co.
    ID 4000116
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001317.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 13-15, 19

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY H. ROBINSON REALTY COMPANY ET AL.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AT THE QUARRY.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN CHEPUTEPEC DOLOMITE

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471639007.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 09/15/1972
MSHA mine ID4000116
Mine name (MSHA)Kingsport Quarry
Current operatorVulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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