Mt.Gilead Mine

Past Producer in Montgomery county in North Carolina, 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 10176548
MRDS ID W021162
MAS/MILS ID 0371230014
Record type Site
Current site name Mt.Gilead Mine
Alternate or previous names Mount Gilead Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.03058, 35.2168 (WGS84)
Elevation 79

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montgomery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Gilead West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Montgomery

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.03058, 35.2168

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mid-State Tile Co.
    ID 3101507
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JUNE 30, 1975.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

  • Deposit

    RCF/CMS LISTS 1981

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0371239003.

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 12/30/1994
MSHA mine ID3101507
Mine name (MSHA)Mt Gilead Mine
Current operatorMannington Ceramic Tile
Current controller (parent)Cox Al
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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