Bennetts Lake Quarry

Producer in Marion county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10299812
MRDS ID K001311
MAS/MILS ID 0471150002
Record type Site
Current site name Bennetts Lake Quarry
Related records 10025443

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.52495, 35.08071 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sequatchie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Marion

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.52495, 35.08071

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 General Portland Cement Co.
    ID 4000039
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001311.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT AUGUST 9-11, 1971.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY GENERAL PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY, INC.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN MONTEAGLE LIMES

  • Deposit

    AND THE MISSISSIPPIAN BANGOR LIMESTONE.

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471159002

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)

StatusActive since 02/11/1976
MSHA mine ID4000039
Mine name (MSHA)Bennett's Lake Quarry
Current operatorBuzzi Unicem USA
Current controller (parent)Buzzi S p A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references