Hartwell Quarry & Mill

Plant in Hart county in Georgia, United States with commodity Mica
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241242
MAS/MILS ID 0131470001
Record type Site
Current site name Hartwell Quarry & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.05738, 34.37093 (WGS84)
Elevation 238

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hart(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Royston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Commerce(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tugaloo(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Hart

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.05738, 34.37093

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Franklin Mineral Products Co., Inc.
    ID 900241
    Interest 100
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC SURVEY OF GEORGIA, BULL. NO. 35, P. 210.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS 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)

StatusActive since 07/04/1976
MSHA mine ID0900241
Mine name (MSHA)HARTWELL MINE
Current operatorColors & Effects USA LLC
Current controller (parent)DIC Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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