Martin Mine

Unknown in Cherokee 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. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307137
Record type Site
Current site name Martin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.49893, 35.08201 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kings Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Cherokee

Comments on the location information

  • Blacksburg South 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Colorant In Brick

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Schist Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Weathering

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.49893, 35.08201

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Manganese Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    S.C. Dept. Of Health And Environmental Control RecordsS.C. Dept. Of Health And Environmental Control Records

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PINE HALL BRICK COMPANY , DHCE PERMIT 810 ACT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1998 Maybin, A.H., Iii South Carolina Geological Survey S.C. Dept. Of Health And Environmental Control Records
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/16/2022
MSHA mine ID3800637
Mine name (MSHA)Martin Mine
Current operatorGeneral Shale Brick, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (368 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

Open MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System for inspections, accidents, and violations for this mine.