Scott Mine & Plant

Plant in Washington county in Georgia, 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 10241207
MAS/MILS ID 0133030107
Record type Site
Current site name Scott Mine & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.01158, 32.96156 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gumm Pond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Oconee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.01158, 32.96156

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freeport Kaolin Co
    ID 900832
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCATION FROM MSHA

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 10/01/1991
MSHA mine ID0900832
Mine name (MSHA)Scott Mine
Current operatorEngelhard Kaolin Corp
Current controller (parent)Engelhard Corp
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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