Lorain Plant-National Gypsum

Plant in Lorain county in Ohio, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10199971
MAS/MILS ID 0390939902
Record type Site
Current site name Lorain Plant-National Gypsum

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -82.16903, 41.46751 (WGS84)
Elevation 175
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lorain(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lorain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lorain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Toledo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black-Rocky(hydrologic unit)

Southern Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Lorain

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
1st Principal 007 N 018 W Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -82.16903, 41.46751

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 Wash

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner National Gypsum Co.
    ID 3303696
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LIST 11-23-79.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION BY MSHA.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81; REPORT NO. 3301189.

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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID3303696
Mine name (MSHA)Lorain Plant
Current operatorGold Bond Building Products
Current controller (parent)Lafarge S A
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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