Richmond County Mine

Past Producer in Richmond 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 10265768
MAS/MILS ID 0132450002
Record type Site
Current site name Richmond County Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.95674, 33.45575 (WGS84)
Elevation 35

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richmond(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Augusta East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Barnwell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Richmond

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.95674, 33.45575

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 Georgia Carolina Brick And Tile Co.
    ID 900466

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID0900466
Mine name (MSHA)Merry Brick Plants And Clay Supply
Current operatorMerry Companies Inc
Current controller (parent)Boral Limited
Mine typeFacility (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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