Cheraw Mine

Producer in Marlboro county in South Carolina, 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 10299226
MRDS ID W022500
MAS/MILS ID 0450690005
Record type Site
Current site name Cheraw Mine
Related records 10075801

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.84368, 34.70321 (WGS84)
Elevation 30

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marlboro(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laurinburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Florence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Marlboro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.84368, 34.70321

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 Owner
    Owner Cheraw Brick Works, Inc.
    ID 3800036
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 1-3, 1972

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11/24/80

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/28/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0450699002

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 05/03/1979
MSHA mine ID3800036
Mine name (MSHA)Cheraw Mine
Current operatorCheraw Brick Works Inc
Current controller (parent)Quakertown Brick & Tile Company
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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