Gore Mining Company — Gore, Virginia · Frederick County

334 Sand Mine Road, Gore, VA 22637 · (555) 014-7263 · sales@goremining.com

Product Line Card

Silica sand & aggregates

All products are washed, screened, and certified with a certificate of analysis on every load. Figures are typical; request current specs for your application. Custom gradations and blends available.

Concrete Sand

ASTM C33 / AASHTO M6

Washed, well-graded fine aggregate engineered for consistent slump and strength in ready-mix and precast concrete.

Fineness modulus
2.3 – 3.1
Passing #200
< 3.0%
Gradation
ASTM C33
Moisture
Surface-dry available

Uses: Ready-mix concrete, Precast & block, Pipe bedding, Paver base

Packaging: Bulk truck · Rail · Stockpile pickup

Masonry Sand

ASTM C144

Fine, uniformly screened sand for mortar and grout — clean working, consistent color, and dependable board life.

Gradation
ASTM C144
Passing #100
10 – 35%
Color
Natural buff
Clay lumps
< 1.0%

Uses: Mortar & grout, Brick & block laying, Stucco scratch coat, Tuckpointing

Packaging: Bulk truck · Super sack · 1-ton tote

Industrial Silica Sand

99.3%+ SiO₂

High-purity, low-iron silica from the Devonian Ridgeley sandstone for glass, foundry, and abrasive applications — kiln-dried and tightly classified.

Silica (SiO₂)
99.3% – 99.7%
Iron (Fe₂O₃)
< 0.030%
Mesh range
20 – 140
Moisture
< 0.10% (dried)

Uses: Glass batch, Foundry molding, Abrasive blasting media, Chemical feedstock

Packaging: Bulk truck · Rail · Super sack · 50 lb bags

Proppant / Frac Sand

API / ISO 13503-2

Northern-white style monocrystalline proppant with high crush resistance and sphericity for well completions.

Mesh sizes
40/70 · 100 · 30/50
Crush (K-value)
6K – 8K
Krumbein sphericity
≥ 0.6 / 0.6
Turbidity
< 250 NTU

Uses: Hydraulic fracturing, Well completions, Gravel packing

Packaging: Bulk pneumatic · Rail · Sand box / silo

Filter Media Sand

AWWA B100

Graded filtration sand and support gravel for municipal and industrial water treatment, sized to your underdrain.

Effective size
0.45 – 0.55 mm
Uniformity coeff.
≤ 1.5
Acid solubility
< 5%
Grades
#16 – #30, support gravel

Uses: Potable water filtration, Wastewater polishing, Pool & spa filters, Underdrain support

Packaging: Super sack · 50 lb bags · Bulk truck

Fill & Bedding Sand

Utility grade

Economical, free-draining sand for backfill, pipe bedding, and site work — available screened or pit-run.

Type
Screened / pit-run
Drainage
Free-draining
Max size
3/8 in. (screened)
Compaction
Good

Uses: Pipe & utility bedding, Structural backfill, Leveling course, Trench fill

Packaging: Bulk truck · Stockpile pickup

Golf & Sports Turf Sand

USGA recommended

USGA-spec rootzone, bunker, and topdressing sands plus equestrian arena footing, blended to your agronomist's curve.

Particle range
0.15 – 1.0 mm
Spec
USGA rootzone
Infiltration
High
Custom blends
Available

Uses: Greens topdressing, Bunker sand, USGA rootzone, Equestrian arena footing

Packaging: Bulk truck · Super sack · Tote

Crushed Aggregate & Base

#57 · #8 · Crusher run

Washed stone and graded base from the valley ledge to round out your jobsite alongside our sand program.

Products
#57, #8, crusher run
Base
Dense-graded aggregate
Wash
Washed or unwashed
Spec
State DOT compatible

Uses: Road base, Drainage stone, Driveways, Concrete coarse aggregate

Packaging: Bulk truck · Stockpile pickup

Produced & tested to

ASTM C33 / C144AASHTO M6API / ISO 13503-2AWWA B100USGA RootzoneMSHA-compliant operation

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