Snipes Mine

Past Producer in Marion county in South 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 10299491
MRDS ID W022494
MAS/MILS ID 0450670005
Record type Site
Current site name Snipes Mine
Alternate or previous names Sandy Bluff Sand Company
Related records 10075798

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.21146, 34.15703 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nichols(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Florence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Florence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Marion

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.21146, 34.15703

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 Unknown
    Owner Sandy Bluff Sand Co.
    ID 3800139
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 28-29, 1973.

  • Deposit

    SC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY & BUMINES STATE LIAISON OFFICER FOR SC.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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.