Harbison-Walker Henry County Mines

Producer in Henry county in Alabama, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
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 10208824
MAS/MILS ID 0010670014
Record type Site
Current site name Harbison-Walker Henry County Mines
Alternate or previous names Harbison-Walker Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.15354, 31.74209 (WGS84)
Elevation 75
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Gaines NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Troy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dothan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Henry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.15354, 31.74209

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 Harbison Walker Refractories
    ID 100107

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 10/20/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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 07/22/1988
MSHA mine ID0100107
Mine name (MSHA)Henry County Mine
Current operatorHarbison-Walker Refractories U S
Current controller (parent)Dresser Industries Inc
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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