Irondale Mine

Producer in Jefferson county in Ohio, 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 10224673
MRDS ID W021523
MAS/MILS ID 0390810004
Record type Site
Current site name Irondale Mine
Alternate or previous names H.K. Porter Company, Inc.,, Refractories Div.
Related records 10075086

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.70649, 40.56692 (WGS84)
Elevation 305

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wellsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

East Liverpool(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ohio(hydrologic unit)

Upper Ohio-Beaver(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.70649, 40.56692

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Swank Refractories Co.
    ID 3300484
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/14&16/81.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 19-20, 1971.

  • Deposit

    # OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL, SEQ, NO. 0390819006.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    LISTED AS SHUTDOWN ON MSHA LIST 11-4-82

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 09/29/1982
MSHA mine ID3300484
Mine name (MSHA)Irondale
Current operatorSwank Refractories Company
Current controller (parent)W D P Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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