Lake City Mine

Producer in Livingston county in Kentucky, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10121549
MAS/MILS ID 0211390047
Record type Site
Current site name Lake City Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.25564, 37.02928 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Livingston(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calvert City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Livingston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Tuscaloosa Formation

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 Lake City Mining Co.
    ID 1504488

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INCLUDES A MILL (021-139-90047)

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. REPT. 6/5/81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOC. WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0211399047

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 06/14/1985
MSHA mine ID1504488
Mine name (MSHA)Lake City Mine & Mill
Current operatorLake City Mining Company
Current controller (parent)David W Reed
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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