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Van Wyck Mine

Past Producer in Lancaster county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081881
MRDS ID W044286
Record type Site
Current site name Van Wyck Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.84841, 34.86431 (WGS84)
Elevation 146
Relative position 0.4 MILES N 27 W OF VAN VYCK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lancaster(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Van Wyck(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Lancaster

Comments on the location information

  • 0.4 Miles N27w of Van Wyck: Van Wyck 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRICK
  • For Making Brick

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Metadiorite
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ashe Brick Co.
    Home office Van Wyck, Sc 29744 803 283-2036

Comments on the workings information

  • TO BE RECLAIMED ASHE DIVISION. BORAL BRICK, I

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 9/98 Ahm, Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-SEP-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/29/2009
MSHA mine ID3800028
Mine name (MSHA)Van Wyck Mines
Current operatorBoral Bricks Inc
Current controller (parent)Boral Limited
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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