Franconia Gravel No. 1

Producer in Fairfax county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10300951
MAS/MILS ID 0510590050
Record type Site
Current site name Franconia Gravel No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -77.19688, 38.71674 (WGS84)
Elevation 23

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfax(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Belvoir(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
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -77.19688, 38.71674

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 Franconia Gravel Corp.
    ID 4403500
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-1981 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 08/18/1983
MSHA mine ID4403500
Mine name (MSHA)Franconia Gravel Number 2
Current operatorFranconia Gravel Corp
Current controller (parent)Gorham Marshall C Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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