Spout Springs Mine

Producer in Harnett 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 10224230
MRDS ID W021043
MAS/MILS ID 0370850005
Record type Site
Current site name Spout Springs Mine
Alternate or previous names Johnsonville-Cameron Mine
Related records 10074698

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.11755, 35.2859 (WGS84)
Elevation 96

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harnett(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Olivia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cape Fear(hydrologic unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Harnett

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.11755, 35.2859

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 Borden Brick And Tile Co.
    ID 3100247
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 4, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 80 OR 81 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

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 05/19/1987
MSHA mine ID3100247
Mine name (MSHA)Johnsonville-Cameron Clay
Current operatorBorden Brick & Tile Company
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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