Roof Pit

Producer in Calhoun county in South Carolina, 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 10178169
MAS/MILS ID 0450170002
Record type Site
Current site name Roof Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -80.76651, 33.70014 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calhoun(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Matthews(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sumter(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Congaree(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Calhoun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -80.76651, 33.70014

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 Operator
    Owner Guignard Brick Works, Inc.
    ID 3800550

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/24/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH LEXINGTON, S C, PLANT

  • Deposit

    # PRODUCES CHALK

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 07/01/1988
MSHA mine ID3800550
Mine name (MSHA)Roof Pit
Current operatorGuignard Brick Works
Current controller (parent)Boral Limited
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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