Topelo Mines

Producer in Newberry 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129228
MRDS ID W022502
MAS/MILS ID 0450710001
Record type Site
Current site name Topelo Mines
Alternate or previous names Southern Brick Company, Newberry County Mines, Tupelo Clay Mine
Related records 10100095

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.76674, 34.17683 (WGS84)
Elevation 122

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newberry(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chappells(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saluda(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Newberry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.76674, 34.17683

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 Unknown
    Owner Southern Brick Co.
    ID 3800064

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/3/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/28/81

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 08/29/1984
MSHA mine ID3800064
Mine name (MSHA)Tupelo Clay Min+E
Current operatorSouthern Brick Company
Current controller (parent)J H Patrick
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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