Wrens Mine Ga-Tenn Mining

Producer in Jefferson county in Georgia, 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 10168626
MAS/MILS ID 0131630001
Record type Site
Current site name Wrens Mine Ga-Tenn Mining
Alternate or previous names Chemical Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.35926, 33.19985 (WGS84)
Elevation 146

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Matthews(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thomson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brier(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.35926, 33.19985

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 Georgia-Tennessee Mining And
    ID 900135

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    OPERATION PRODUCES FULLERS EARTH.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981; ASSOC WITH MILL SEQ # 0131639001

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 06/12/2006
MSHA mine ID0900135
Mine name (MSHA)Wren Mine
Current operatorGeorgia Tennessee Mining & Chemical Company
Current controller (parent)Hartz Mountain Corp
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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