Southern Talc Slate Pit

Past Producer in Murray county in Georgia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10265214
MAS/MILS ID 0132130041
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Talc Slate Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.85073, 34.78292 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Murray(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chatsworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conasauga(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Murray

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.85073, 34.78292

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner R. And R Products Inc.
    ID 900903

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11/23/79

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON MSHA LIST 1981--ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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 11/26/1980
MSHA mine ID0900903
Mine name (MSHA)Southern Talc Slate Pit
Current operatorR & R Products Inc
Current controller (parent)Robinson T E
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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