Broad River Mine

Producer in Richland county in South 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 10226281
MRDS ID W022526
MAS/MILS ID 0450790013
Record type Site
Current site name Broad River Mine
Alternate or previous names Richtex Corp, Richland County Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.07312, 34.06373 (WGS84)
Elevation 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richland(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Richland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.07312, 34.06373

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 Owner
    Owner Richtex Brick Corp.
    ID 3800039
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10/6/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANTS, SEQ. NOS. 0450799001 & 0450799004

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)

StatusActive since 02/04/1985
MSHA mine ID3800039
Mine name (MSHA)Richland County Mines
Current operatorGeneral Shale Brick, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
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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