Mark I Limted Pit No 1

Past Producer in Essex county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276322
MAS/MILS ID 0510570005
Record type Site
Current site name Mark I Limted Pit No 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.82967, 37.86315 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dunnsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tappahannock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Essex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.82967, 37.86315

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mark I Ltd.
    ID 4404468
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-80 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)

StatusAbandoned since 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID4404468
Mine name (MSHA)Pit No 1
Current operatorMark I Ltd Of Tappahannock
Current controller (parent)Ball W J
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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