Dismal Creek Quarry

Past Producer in Edmonson county in Kentucky, United States with commodities Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10169789
MAS/MILS ID 0210610002
Record type Site
Current site name Dismal Creek Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.27107, 37.29757 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Edmonson(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bee Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beaver Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Evansville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green(hydrologic unit)

Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Green(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Edmonson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary
Rock Asphalt Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.27107, 37.29757

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fairbrim Co., Inc.
    ID 1507751
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 4/30/75

  • Deposit

    KENDALL AND MCGRAIN, MISCELLANEOUS ANLAYSES OF KENTUCKY

  • Deposit

    CLAYS AND SHALES FOR 1960-1970: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    SERIES X, 1972.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    DOES NOT APPEAR ON 80 OR 81 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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.