Lower Block Coal Underclays

Past Producer in Greene county in Indiana, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266247
MAS/MILS ID 0180550001
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Block Coal Underclays

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.0811, 39.14174 (WGS84)
Elevation 150

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coal City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Terre Haute(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eel(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.0811, 39.14174

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N12W
    Dip 05S
    Thickness 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N12W:05S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 800326

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    STAFF IND GEOL SUR CIR 266: COAL RESOURCES OF INDIANA P 15

  • Deposit

    USGS B 708 HIGH GRADE CLAYS OF THE EASTERN US

  • Deposit

    IND GEOL SUR REPORT OF PROGRESS NO 11 PENN UNDERCLAYS

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. ET.AL. BUMINES R.I. 6927 1967

  • Deposit

    USBM TECHNICAL PAPER 417: ANALYSES OF INDIANA COALS 1927

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 010/UNDER CLAY DEPOSIT IN ACTIVE MINING AREA-MINING B ATION AND TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED. ONLY A LO DESCRIPTION WITH A MATRIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD C TORS FOR ALUMINA STUDY ENDING MARCH 15 1975. RECORD 030/LOCATION IS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT. RECORD 030 THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN 2 COUNTIES 10 PERCENT OF T SIT IS FOUND IN OWEN CO. AND 90 PERCENT IN GREENE CO. RECORD 040 THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ALL OR PART OF THE FOLLOWIN MINUTE QUADRANGLES-COAL CITY-ARNEY-LINTON-SWITZ CITY-BLOOMFI SBERRY-SANDBORN-LYONS-SCOTLAND-AND-KOLEEN RECORD 040 THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAG 17-N AND 17-R SEE U.S.G.S. CATALOG OF INFORMATIN ON WATER PS SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE & TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 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.