Durham Mine

Producer in Durham 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 10248619
MRDS ID W020977
MAS/MILS ID 0370630002
Record type Site
Current site name Durham Mine
Related records 10074644

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.89615, 35.87699 (WGS84)
Elevation 76

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Durham(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southwest Durham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Haw(hydrologic unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Durham

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.89615, 35.87699

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 Unknown
    Owner Triangle Brick Co.
    ID 3100155

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 1 AND 2, 1

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AT THE PIT.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP 1981

  • Deposit

    CMS/RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0370639003.

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 02/04/2013
MSHA mine ID3100155
Mine name (MSHA)Durham Mine
Current operatorTriangle Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Roeben 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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