Whitacre Shale Plant

Past Producer in Mahoning county in Ohio, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10151870
MAS/MILS ID 0390999001
Record type Site
Current site name Whitacre Shale Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.0837, 40.90472 (WGS84)
Elevation 335

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mahoning(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alliance(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mahoning(hydrologic unit)

Upper Ohio-Beaver(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Mahoning

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Ohio River 018 N 005 W 31 NW Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.0837, 40.90472

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Whitacre Greer Fireproofing Co.
    ID 3302877
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLANT PROCESSES CLAY AND SHALE

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT 3/6/75.

  • Deposit

    # PLANT PROCESSES CLAY AND SHALE.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MINE, SEQ. NO. 0390990007.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID3302877
Mine name (MSHA)Whitacre Plant #6
Current operatorWhitacre Greer Fireproofing Company
Current controller (parent)Whitacre J B
Mine typeFacility (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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