| Deposit ID | 10160670 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0010050095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barbour County Mines |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.16054, 31.78379 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 79 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Barbour(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eufaula South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Troy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dothan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F(hydrologic unit)
Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)
Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Barbour |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -85.16054, 31.78379 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. M. Bledsoe Mining Co. |
| ID | 100666 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0010050095 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0100666 |
MSHA INSP. 10/21/81
MSHA LIST 5/18/81
M.I.D. # EXISTS IN 10/81 RCF-CMS LISTS; HOWEVER, THE OWNER
AND OPERATION ARE DIFFERENT. IT WASN'T ENTERED INTO DATA
BASE DUE TO LACK OF LOCATION
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/08/1987 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0100666 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Barbour County Mine |
| Current operator | W M Bledsoe & Sons Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Bledsoe James A |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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