Brevard Mine

Producer in Transylvania county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10297571
MAS/MILS ID 0371750016
Record type Site
Current site name Brevard Mine
Alternate or previous names Mccrary Sand Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -82.72126, 35.22181 (WGS84)
Elevation 643
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Transylvania(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brevard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Transylvania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -82.72126, 35.22181

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 Operator
    Owner Fred Mccrary
    ID 3100419
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP-1978.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0371759001.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 09/18/1985
MSHA mine ID3100419
Mine name (MSHA)Mccrary Sand & Concrete Co Mccrary
Current operatorFred H Mc Crary
Current controller (parent)Mc Crary Fred H
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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