Tharpe Mine

Producer in Twiggs county in Georgia, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118822
MAS/MILS ID 0132890004
Record type Site
Current site name Tharpe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.49459, 32.78206 (WGS84)
Elevation 128

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Twiggs(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dry Branch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ocmulgee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Twiggs

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.49459, 32.78206

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 Green Refractories Inc., A. P.
    ID 900107
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Green Refractories Inc., A. P.
    ID 900107

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 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 07/23/1985
MSHA mine ID0900107
Mine name (MSHA)Tharpe Mine
Current operatorA P Green Refractories Inc
Current controller (parent)USG Corporation
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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