Howland Tract Mine

Past Producer in Greenup 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 10194396
MAS/MILS ID 0210890004
Record type Site
Current site name Howland Tract Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.96847, 38.61115 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greenup(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Load(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ironton(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 Greenup

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.96847, 38.61115

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 Unknown
    Owner Mc Coy Clay Co.
    ID 1500180
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KY. BUREAU OF SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION FEB 1978

  • Deposit

    1978 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81; LISTS NAME AS SPEARS MINE

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 07/12/1979
MSHA mine ID1500180
Mine name (MSHA)Howland Tract Mine
Current operatorMc Coy Clay Company
Current controller (parent)Mc Coy Arnold & Vinton H
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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