Batesville Clay Mine & Plant

Past Producer in Franklin county in Indiana, 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 10217756
MAS/MILS ID 0180470007
Record type Site
Current site name Batesville Clay Mine & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.22934, 39.30614 (WGS84)
Elevation 296

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Batesville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Greensburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cincinnati(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Ohio-Laughery(hydrologic unit)

Middle Ohio-Little Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.22934, 39.30614

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 Unknown
    Owner Batesville Brick And Tile, Inc.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN GEORGE S., 1972, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 9.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 8-9, 1972.

  • Deposit

    CLAY IS MINED FROM 7 FEET OF ILLINOIAN TILL.

  • Deposit

    PLANT INCLUDES A MILL LOCATED AT THE QUARRY SITE.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN CATHAYS FORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1988 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.