Ita

Producer in Halifax 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 10248884
MRDS ID W021034
MAS/MILS ID 0370830001
Record type Site
Current site name Ita
Alternate or previous names Ita Mine
Related records 10074689

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.90301, 36.16838 (WGS84)
Elevation 58

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Halifax(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Essex(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fishing(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Halifax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.90301, 36.16838

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 Unknown
    Owner Nash Brick Co., Inc.
    ID 3100146

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 24, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

  • Deposit

    RCF/CMS LISTS 1981

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0370839001.

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 10/01/2015
MSHA mine ID3100146
Mine name (MSHA)Ita
Current operatorNash Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Thomas G Fisher
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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