Cave Creek-Jowl Mt Shale

Prospect in Whitley county in Kentucky, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267189
MAS/MILS ID 0212350004
Record type Site
Current site name Cave Creek-Jowl Mt Shale

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.13991, 36.68678 (WGS84)
Elevation 317
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whitley(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Williamsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Corbin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Corbin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cumberland(hydrologic unit)

Upper Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Daniel Boone National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Whitley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.13991, 36.68678

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCGRAIN, KENDALL AND TEATER, MISC. CLAY AND SHALE ANALYSES

  • Deposit

    FOR 1957-1959: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SERIES 10, 1960.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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.