United States Gypsum Company

Producer in Martin county in Indiana, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280266
MAS/MILS ID 0181010086
Record type Site
Current site name United States Gypsum Company
Alternate or previous names Shoals Mine & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -86.71169, 38.67835 (WGS84)
Elevation 184
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Martin(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Huron(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bedford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower East Fork White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Martin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 003 N 003 W 23 C Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -86.71169, 38.67835

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co.
    ID 1200427
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LAT/LON MINE LIST 11-24-80.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6-9-81.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

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)

StatusActive since 04/21/2025
MSHA mine ID1200427
Mine name (MSHA)Shoals Mine
Current operatorU S Gypsum Company
Current controller (parent)USG Corporation
Mine typeUnderground (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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