Bell Kaolin Mine

Producer in Aiken county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Kaolin
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 10129148
MAS/MILS ID 0450030052
Record type Site
Current site name Bell Kaolin Mine
Alternate or previous names N. L. Industries, Batesburg Pit, Kaolin Mine, Bell Clay Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -81.49153, 33.75014 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aiken(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Steedman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Edisto(hydrologic unit)

Edisto-South Carolina Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Aiken

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -81.49153, 33.75014

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Guignard Brick Works, Inc.
    ID 3800029
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. REPORT 2/17/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0450039007

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81; MID: (3800254)

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 04/22/1985
MSHA mine ID3800029
Mine name (MSHA)Bell Kaolin
Current operatorGuignard Brick Works
Current controller (parent)Boral Limited
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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