Laurel Pit

Producer in Jones county in Mississippi, 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 10195058
MAS/MILS ID 0280670001
Record type Site
Current site name Laurel Pit
Alternate or previous names Laurel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -89.08786, 31.72329 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jones(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Laurel East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laurel(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hattiesburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Leaf(hydrologic unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Jones

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Catahoula formation

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 Walters Construction
    ID 2200033
    Year 1980
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Laurel Brick And Tile Co., Inc.
    ID 2200033
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT, 7-17-79

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 3-12-81.

  • Deposit

    CMS & RCF 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)

StatusAbandoned since 06/25/1990
MSHA mine ID2200033
Mine name (MSHA)Laurel Brick & Tile
Current operatorC & G Dirt Hauling
Current controller (parent)Cook Jimmy R
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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