Lower Kittanning Under Clay

Occurrence in Guernsey county in Ohio, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126808
MAS/MILS ID 0390590001
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Kittanning Under Clay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.62982, 40.04003 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guernsey(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bloomfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coshocton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wills(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Guernsey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Unknown
Kyanite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.62982, 40.04003

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 79500HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 79500
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 79500HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 88.2
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 18
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 7182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 2530
    Unit Production Cost 1.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF U.S.B.M. I.C. 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    STOUT WILBER DEPT. NAT. RES. OHIO DIV. GEOL. SUR. CIR. 4 194

  • Deposit

    NT FROM BULL. 44

  • Deposit

    PERSONS CONTACTED/HORACE G. COLLINS CHIEF GEOL. SUR. OF OHIO

  • Deposit

    K. WEBB JR. ASST. CHIEF GEOL. SUR. OF OHIO.

  • Deposit

    MAP/ 1/250000 TOPOS.-CLEVLAND-CANTON-CLARKSBURG-COLUMBUS-SCI

  • Deposit

    RION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MATRIX 1/GRADE AND TONS ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE RECORD 010 COMMODITY 1 IS FIRE CLAY-COMMODITY CODE 133-PRESE ING MINED FOR USES OTHER THAN ALUMINA. MATRIX 1/THE PERCENTAGES OF COMMODITIES 7 THRU 10 ARE NOT AV THEIR NAMES WERE OBTAINED FROM BUMINES I.C.8335 1967 RECORD 030 COL. 3-5/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING COUN WRENCE-GALLIA-CARROLL-VINTON-ATHENS-HOCKING-MORGAN-PERRY-NOB OCTON-TUSCARAWAS-HARRISON-HOLMES-JEFFERSON-COLUMBIANA-STARK- G-PORTAGE-SUMMIT-GEAUGA-GUERNSEY-MEIGS-JACKSON REC. 040 COL 34-37 DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRA REAS 19-L 19-M 21-M 21-P 21-R 21-S 21-U 21-W 21-X AND 21-Z .G.S. CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON WATER DATA-MAPS SHOWING LOCA WATER QUALITY STATIONS. RECORD 040 COL. 71-80 THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING 7. E QUADRANGLES-SOUTH RUSSELL-BURTON-MIDDLEFIELD-TWINSBURG-AUR TRIA-GARRETTSVILLE-HUDSON-KENT-RAVENNA-WINDHAM-SUFFIELD-ATWA RFIELD-AKRON EAST-NORTH CANTON-HARTVILLE-LIMAVILLE-ALLIANCE- FALLS-LAKE MILTON-CANFIELD-YOUNGSTOWN-CAMPBELL-NEW MIDDLETON IANA-SALEM-DAMASCUS-CANAL FULTON-DOYLESTOWN-DALTON-MASSILLON WEST-CANTON EAST-ROBERTSVILLE-HOMEWORTH-HANOVERTON-LISBON-E AST PALESTINE-EAST LIVERPOOL NORTH-WEST POINT-GAVERS-KENSING ERVA-MALVERN-WAYNESBURG-BOLIVAR-NAVARRE-WILMOT-FREDERICKSBUR SVILLE-SHREVE-LOUDONVILLE-GREER-GLENMONT-MILLERSBURG-BERLIN- REEK-STASBURG-DOVER-MINERAL CITY-DELLROY-CARROLLTON-BERGHOLZ VILLE-WELLSVILLE-EAST LIVERPOOL SOUTH-WEIRTON-KNOXVILLE-RICH STERDAM-SCIO-BOWERSTON-UHRICHSVILLE-NEW PHILADELPHIA-STONE C LTIC-NEW BEDFORD-KILLBUCK-SPRING MTN-BRINKHAVEN-WALHONDING-W ANDLE-COSHOCTON-FRESNO-NEWCOMERSTOWN-GNADENHUTTEN-TIPPECANOE ILLE-JEWETT-CADIZ-SMITHFIELD-STEUBENVILLE EAST-STEUBENVILLE LTONSVILLE-DILLONVALE-HARRISVILLE-FLUSHING-PREDMONT-FREEPORT GHAM-KIMBOLTON-PLAINFIELD-WILLS CREEK-CONESVILLE-TRINWAY-PER LOOMFIELD-CAMBRIDGE-OLD WASHINGTON-ANTRIM-FAIRVIEW-BARNESVIL ER CITY-SENECAVILLE-BYESVILLE-NEW CONCORD-CUMBERLAND-CALDWEL -SARAHSVILLE-SUMMERFIELD-STAFFORD-MACKSBURG-CALDWELL SOUTH-L LEM-GRATIOT-GLENFORD-RUSHFIELD-SOMERSET-FULTONHAM-CROOKSVILL -RURALDALE-REINERSVILLE-MC CONNELSVILLE-ROKEBY LOCK-DEAVERTO LEXINGTON-JUNCTION CITY-BREMER-LOGAN-GORE-NEW STRAITSVILLE-C RINGGOLD-STOCKPORT-BEVERLY-CHESTERHILL-AMESVILLE-JACKSONVILL NVILLE-UNION FURNACE-NEW PLYMOUTH-SOUTH BLOOMINGDALE-LAURELV TCLIFFBURG-ALLENSVILLE-ZALESKI-MINERAL-THE PLAINS-ATHENS-STE FRED-SHADE-ALBANY-VALES MILLS-MC ARTHUR-HANDES-BYER-RICHMOND EAVER-JACKSON-WELLSTON-MULGA-WILKESVILLE-RUTLAND-POMEROY-CHE DISON-VINTON-RIO GRANDE-OAK HILL-PETERSBURG-STOCKDALE-MINFOR WEBSTER-GALLIA-PATRIOT-RODNEY-WATERLOO-SHERRITTS-PEDRO-WHEE G-GREENUP-IRONTON-KITTS HILL-AID RECORD 040 COL. 47/PRIMARY LAND USE IS MINERAL-ORIENTED USE MING. RECORD 050 COL. 34-37/42-45 EXPLORATION BEGAN IN 1850 AND CO TO THE PRESENT. RECORD 060 COL. 44-46/DEFORMATION OCCURED DURING THE PERMIAN E MESOZOIC. RECORD 151 COL 54/LIME-SINTER DOUBLE LEACH PROCESS IS USED F FICIATION. RECORD 160/ALUMINA IS SHIPPED BY RAIL FROM THE SHIPPING POIN RAILROAD STATION AT CAMBRIDGE OHIO TO THE STANDARD POINT- TH OAD STATION AT RAVENSWOOD WEST VIRGINIA. DISTANCE DETERMINED AND MCNALLY HANDY RAILROAD ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES. RECORD 130/ CLAY COSTED AS THE SOLE PRODUCT; HOWEVER, IN ACT MINING, PART OF THE MINING COST MAY BE OFFSET IF COAL IS MIN A COPRODUCT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Georgia Tech. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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