Southern Clay Number 1 Pit

Producer in Henry county in Tennessee, 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 10274895
MRDS ID K000943
MAS/MILS ID 0470790024
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Clay Number 1 Pit
Related records 10025245

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.31194, 36.27319 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kentucky Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Henry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.31194, 36.27319

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 Southern Clay, Inc.
    ID 4000204
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000943.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY SOUTHERN CLAY, INC.

  • Deposit

    CLAY IS MINED FROM THE PALEOCENE PORTERS CREEK CLAY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    FULLERS EARTH IS USED AS AN INDUSTRIAL ABSORBENT, CAT BOX FI

  • Deposit

    AND AGRICULTURAL GRANULES.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10/8/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470799002.

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 12/02/1998
MSHA mine ID4000204
Mine name (MSHA)PARIS, TN PLANT
Current operatorAmerican Colloid Company Minerals Group
Current controller (parent)Minerals Technologies Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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