Molding Mine

Producer in Benton 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 10154270
MAS/MILS ID 0470050051
Record type Site
Current site name Molding Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.12923, 36.04729 (WGS84)
Elevation 143

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bruceton(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 Benton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Coffee Sand

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 Operator
    Owner Hardy Sand Co.
    ID 4001316
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

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 04/27/1983
MSHA mine ID4001316
Mine name (MSHA)Tennessee Silica Division
Current operatorJesse S Morie & Son Inc
Current controller (parent)Energy & Minerals Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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