Chattahoochee Pit

Producer in Gadsden county in Florida, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10240005
MAS/MILS ID 0120390001
Record type Site
Current site name Chattahoochee Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.85463, 30.67742 (WGS84)
Elevation 40

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gadsden(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chattahoochee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bainbridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tallahassee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Apalachicola(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Gadsden

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 003 N 006 W 08 N2NE Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.85463, 30.67742

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 State

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Apalachee Correctional Institution
    ID 800107
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/3/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0120399013

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

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 11/08/1983
MSHA mine ID0800107
Mine name (MSHA)Chattahoochee Brick Plant
Current operatorApalachee Correctional Institution
Current controller (parent)State Of Florida
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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