Meigs Mine

Producer in Thomas county in Georgia, 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 10265500
MAS/MILS ID 0132750004
Record type Site
Current site name Meigs Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.03771, 31.03551 (WGS84)
Elevation 64

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thomas(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meigs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Camilla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dothan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ochlockonee(hydrologic unit)

Ochlockonee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ochlockonee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Thomas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.03771, 31.03551

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Waverly Mineral Products Co.
    ID 900157

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION PRODUCES FULLERS EARTH.

  • Deposit

    GEORGIA EPA RECORDS AT MACON, GEORGIA-DECEMBER 1977.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

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 08/13/2008
MSHA mine ID0900157
Mine name (MSHA)Waverly Minerals
Current operatorMFM Industries
Current controller (parent)MFM Delaware
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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