Carrollton Clay Mine

Producer in Carroll county in Mississippi, 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 10219250
MAS/MILS ID 0280150002
Record type Site
Current site name Carrollton Clay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.07069, 33.41955 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carroll(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gravel Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenwood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yazoo(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Carroll

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.07069, 33.41955

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 Delta Brick And Tile Co.
    ID 2200021

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 05/26/1978
MSHA mine ID2200021
Mine name (MSHA)Brady Pit
Current operatorJ J Ferguson Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)J J Ferguson
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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