Ashboro North Pit

Producer in Clay county in Indiana, United States with commodities Clay, Coal
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 10290333
MAS/MILS ID 0180210001
Record type Site
Current site name Ashboro North Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.1039, 39.39924 (WGS84)
Elevation 183

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Center Point(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 Clay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Coal Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.1039, 39.39924

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Log Cabin Coal Co.
    ID 1200263

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN GEORGE S., 1972, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 5.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 5, 1973.

  • Deposit

    UNDERCLAY, COAL AND SHALE FROM THE UPPER BLOCK UNDERCLAY, TH

  • Deposit

    BLOCK COAL AND GRAY SHALE.

  • 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)

StatusAbandoned since 12/09/1981
MSHA mine ID1200263
Mine name (MSHA)Ashboro North Pit
Current operatorLog Cabin Coal Company
Current controller (parent)Eder James
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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External references