Ellis Mine

Past Producer in Alexander county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Emerald
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 10199907
MAS/MILS ID 0370030012
Record type Site
Current site name Ellis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -81.09901, 35.91369 (WGS84)
Elevation 329
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alexander(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hiddenite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Yadkin(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Alexander

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Emerald Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -81.09901, 35.91369

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 Operator
    Owner Emerald Valley Mines.
    ID 3101635
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOT ON MSHA UPDATE 1981

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 08/29/1979
MSHA mine ID3101635
Mine name (MSHA)Ellis Mine
Current operatorEmerald Valley Mines
Mine typeSurface (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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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