Cannelton Mine

Unknown in Hancock county in Kentucky, 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 10218503
MAS/MILS ID 0210910006
Record type Site
Current site name Cannelton Mine
Alternate or previous names Lewisport and No. 1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.84309, 37.89256 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tell City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tell City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Evansville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Hancock

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Tradewater Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Can-Tex Industries
    ID 1500175
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KY. BUREAU OF SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION FEB 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81; REPT. NO. 1500175

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.