Giant Portland Mine

Unknown in Aiken county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Clay
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100088
MRDS ID W022352
Record type Site
Current site name Giant Portland Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.76704, 33.51184 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aiken(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Graniteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Aiken

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.76704, 33.51184

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PENNDOT 1976

  • Deposit

    KAOLIN MINE IS OPERATED BY GIANT PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    Reference: Penndot 1976Reference: Penndot 1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAR-2000 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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