Hanover Pit

Producer in Licking 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. 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 10224723
MAS/MILS ID 0390890001
Record type Site
Current site name Hanover Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -84.24551, 40.07253 (WGS84)
Elevation 311
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Miami(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Troy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Piqua(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Muncie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio(hydrologic unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Licking

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
002 N 010 W 02 Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -84.24551, 40.07253

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 Operator
    Owner Bowerston Shale Co.
    ID 3300538
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Clay Pipe Co.
    ID 3300538
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8/28/81.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT AUGUST 3, 1972.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-4-82

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 257.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-85 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 07/08/1993
MSHA mine ID3300538
Mine name (MSHA)Hanover
Current operatorBowerston Shale Company
Current controller (parent)Clay City Pipe Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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