Davidson Mine

Producer in Davidson county in North Carolina, 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 10223827
MAS/MILS ID 0370570001
Record type Site
Current site name Davidson Mine
Alternate or previous names Thompsonville Mine and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.13058, 35.79759 (WGS84)
Elevation 213

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Davidson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lexington East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Yadkin(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Davidson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.13058, 35.79759

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 Operator
    Owner Cunningham Brick Co.
    ID 3100138
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORTH CAROLINA GEOLGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP 1981

  • Deposit

    CMS/RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 02/14/1985
MSHA mine ID3100138
Mine name (MSHA)Davidson Mine
Current operatorCunningham Brick Co., Inc.
Current controller (parent)Neal Cunningham
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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