Bolivar Mine and Mill

Producer in Hardeman county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10153901
MAS/MILS ID 0470690001
Record type Site
Current site name Bolivar Mine and Mill
Alternate or previous names Bolivar Mine, Bolivar Sand Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.97616, 35.25841 (WGS84)
Elevation 104

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardeman(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bolivar East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Selmer(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Blytheville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Hatchie(hydrologic unit)

Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Hardeman

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.97616, 35.25841

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Bolivar Sand Co.
    ID 4000778
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001417.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT DECEMBER 14-15, 197

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BOLIVAR SAND COMPANY AND MRS. JOE BAKER

  • Deposit

    OPERATION CONSISTS OF A PIT, A DREDGE AND A MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470699001.

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 03/13/2001
MSHA mine ID4000778
Mine name (MSHA)BOLIVAR MINE AND MILL
Current operatorBolivar Sand Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Shearin Michael T
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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