American Olean Tile Tract No. 2

Producer in Hancock county in Kentucky, 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 10121581
MAS/MILS ID 0210910002
Record type Site
Current site name American Olean Tile Tract No. 2
Alternate or previous names Lewisport No. 1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.84999, 37.89316 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tell City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tell City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Evansville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Hancock

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.84999, 37.89316

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 Operator
    Owner L. R. Chapman, Inc.
    ID 1504663
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. REPT. 8/20/81

  • Deposit

    KENTUCKY BUREAU OF SURFACE MINE RECORD FEBRUARY 1978.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81; LIST NAME AS LEWISPORT #1 MINE;

  • Deposit

    LIST OWNER AS AMERICAN OLEAN TILE CO.

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 01/14/1983
MSHA mine ID1504663
Mine name (MSHA)American Olean Tile Track No 2
Current operatorL R Chapman Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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