Kings Mountain Silica Inc Mill

Producer in Cleveland county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Clay, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz
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 10200220
MAS/MILS ID 0370459008
Record type Site
Current site name Kings Mountain Silica Inc Mill
Alternate or previous names Moss Flotation Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -81.41372, 35.18201 (WGS84)
Elevation 302
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cleveland(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cleveland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Feldspar Primary
Mica Primary
Quartz Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -81.41372, 35.18201

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kings Mountain Mica Co., Inc.
    ID 3100272
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP 1981

  • Deposit

    CMS/RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

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 06/21/1983
MSHA mine ID3100272
Mine name (MSHA)Moss Flotation Mill
Current operatorKings Mountain Silica Inc
Current controller (parent)Matthew A Ferro Jr
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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