Broadway Tract

Producer in Washington county in Tennessee, 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 10154620
MRDS ID K001174
MAS/MILS ID 0471790010
Record type Site
Current site name Broadway Tract
Alternate or previous names General Shale Products Corp., Johnson City Pit
Related records 10106800

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.33375, 36.32449 (WGS84)
Elevation 518

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.33375, 36.32449

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 Owner
    Owner General Shale Products Corp.
    ID 4000189
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001174.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 22, 1973.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY GENERAL SHALE PRODUCTS CORP.

  • Deposit

    SHALE IS MINED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN SEVIER FORMATION.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0471799006.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 08/10/2009
MSHA mine ID4000189
Mine name (MSHA)Cash Hollow/Bowery
Current operatorGeneral Shale Brick, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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