Adams Pit

Producer in Morgan county in Indiana, 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 10193299
MAS/MILS ID 0181090024
Record type Site
Current site name Adams Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -86.39918, 39.56144 (WGS84)
Elevation 240
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morgan(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mooresville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Morgan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 013 N 001 E 14 SW Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -86.39918, 39.56144

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 Shale Products Corp.
    ID 1200341
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 11-23-79 & 11-24-80

  • Deposit

    SHAFFER, NELSON R., INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1976, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS 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)

StatusIntermittent since 01/02/2026
MSHA mine ID1200341
Mine name (MSHA)EDWARDS
Current operatorUSB INDIANA, LLC
Current controller (parent)RemSom, LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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