Clay Field

Producer in Hamilton county in Tennessee, 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 10202625
MRDS ID K000983
MAS/MILS ID 0470650001
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Field
Related records 10106795

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.33634, 35.07571 (WGS84)
Elevation 201

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hamilton(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Hamilton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.33634, 35.07571

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner General Portland Cement Co., Inc., Signal Mountain Div.
    ID 4000042
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000983.

  • Deposit

    PROPRTY IS OWNED BY GENERAL PORTLANT CEMENT COMPANY, INC.

  • Deposit

    CLAY IS USED AS AN ADDITIVE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/81; MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 1/28/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470659001.

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 04/05/1988
MSHA mine ID4000042
Mine name (MSHA)Clay Quarry
Current operatorSignal Mountain Cement Company
Current controller (parent)Buzzi S p A
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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