Fairfax Quarry

Producer in Fairfax county in Virginia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10276562
MRDS ID W023173
MAS/MILS ID 0510590001
Record type Site
Current site name Fairfax Quarry
Alternate or previous names Fairfax Quarries, Fairfax Quarries, Inc., Centreville Quarry
Related records 10076225

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.43049, 38.83813 (WGS84)
Elevation 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfax(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manassas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fairfax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.43049, 38.83813

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 Luck Quarries, Inc.
    ID 4400039

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1982 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 06/11/2019
MSHA mine ID4400039
Mine name (MSHA)Fairfax Plant
Current operatorLuck Stone Corporation
Current controller (parent)Charles S Luck IV
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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