Pontiac Mill

Past Producer in Richland 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226523
MRDS ID W022516
MAS/MILS ID 0450799002
Record type Site
Current site name Pontiac Mill
Alternate or previous names Carolina Ceramics, Inc., Grinding Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.89731, 34.11203 (WGS84)
Elevation 123

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richland(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Jackson North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Camden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Congaree(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Richland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.89731, 34.11203

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 3/12/79

  • Deposit

    SC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY & BUMINES STATE LIAISON OFFICER FOR SC.

  • Deposit

    MILL PROCESSES CLAY.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 ON 1981 MSHA LISTS, ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MINES, SEQ. NOS. 0450790007, 0450790008,

  • Deposit

    AND 0450799019

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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.