| Deposit ID | 10136328 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0010950004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | General Shale Pits |
| Alternate or previous names | General Shale Products Co. Pit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.51418, 34.43183 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 329 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marshall(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newsome Sinks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Guntersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gadsden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wheeler Lake(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Marshall |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -86.51418, 34.43183 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | General Shale Products Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0010950004 |
BEG, MARZA A. & GEORGE, I. DAVID, AL DIR OF ACTIVE MINES
AL GEOL SURVEY MAP 176, FEB 20, 1976.
SHALE IS MINED FROM THE PENNINGTON FORMATION.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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