| Deposit ID | 10276924 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0511370015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Somerset Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Taylor's Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.22832, 38.21445 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 140 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gordonsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.22832, 38.21445 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0511370015 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-AUG-1978 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/15/2005 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4400214 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Somerset |
| Current operator | General Shale Brick, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Wienerberger AG |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (959 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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