Carter Pit

Producer in Carter 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 10169549
MAS/MILS ID 0210430002
Record type Site
Current site name Carter Pit
Alternate or previous names Grefco Bennett Strip Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.21927, 38.42505 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wesleyville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morehead(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Huntington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Scioto-Tygarts(hydrologic unit)

Middle Ohio-Raccoon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Carter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.21927, 38.42505

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 Unknown
    Owner General Refractories Co
    ID 1500158

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. REPT. 2-19-81

  • Deposit

    KY. BUREAU OF SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION FEB 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10-81

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 11/09/1982
MSHA mine ID1500158
Mine name (MSHA)Carter Pit
Current operatorGeneral Refractories Company
Current controller (parent)Dicalite Management Group LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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