Bell Mill

Producer in Weakley county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Ball 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300310
MAS/MILS ID 0471839901
Record type Site
Current site name Bell Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -88.60395, 36.23339 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Weakley(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McKenzie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Obion(hydrologic unit)

Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Weakley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Ball Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -88.60395, 36.23339

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co.
    ID 4000187
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP REPT 9-3-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/16/1986
MSHA mine ID4000187
Mine name (MSHA)Bell Mill
Current operatorKentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
Current controller (parent)Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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