Black River Mining Limekiln

Plant in Pendleton county in Kentucky, United States with commodities Calcium, 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 10194390
MAS/MILS ID 0211919901
Record type Site
Current site name Black River Mining Limekiln

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -84.24161, 38.84035 (WGS84)
Elevation 189
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pendleton(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moscow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Falmouth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Louisville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ohio Brush-Whiteoak(hydrologic unit)

Middle Ohio-Little Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Pendleton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -84.24161, 38.84035

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Black River Mining Co.
    ID 1505484
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-23-79

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-24-80

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 7-23-80

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 10/01/2018
MSHA mine ID1505484
Mine name (MSHA)Plant Black River Operation
Current operatorCarmeuse Lime and Stone Inc
Current controller (parent)Carmeuse Holding SA
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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