Bolden Pit

Producer in Benton county in Mississippi, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10218944
MAS/MILS ID 0280090073
Record type Site
Current site name Bolden Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.33477, 34.85842 (WGS84)
Elevation 179
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Holly Springs SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holly Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coldwater(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Holly Springs National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Bienville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Mississippi(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Benton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Chickasaw 003 S 001 W 06 NENENE Mississippi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.33477, 34.85842

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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Whaley Construction Co
    ID 2200386
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/17/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

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 01/08/2008
MSHA mine ID2200386
Mine name (MSHA)BOLDEN PIT
Current operatorAcme Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Berkshire Hathaway Inc
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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