Fletcher Mine

Past Producer in Henderson 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 10223848
MAS/MILS ID 0370890010
Record type Site
Current site name Fletcher Mine
Alternate or previous names Fletcher N-S Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -82.50316, 35.4232 (WGS84)
Elevation 628
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henderson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skyland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Henderson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -82.50316, 35.4232

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Fletcher Brick Co.
    ID 3100260
    Interest 100
    Home office North Carolina
    Year 1980
    First year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 10-08-80

  • Deposit

    PHONE CALL 2-10-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC LITS OF JULY 95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-95 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 11/30/1995
MSHA mine ID3100260
Mine name (MSHA)Fletcher Mine
Current operatorBoren Clay Products
Current controller (parent)Boren Clay Products Company
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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External references