Baughman Clay Mine

Past Producer in Paulding 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 10273300
MRDS ID W021657
MAS/MILS ID 0391250004
Record type Site
Current site name Baughman Clay Mine
Alternate or previous names Baughman Tile Company
Related records 10100003

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.49491, 41.09752 (WGS84)
Elevation 221

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paulding(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oakwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Defiance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Auglaize(hydrologic unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Paulding

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.49491, 41.09752

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 Unknown
    Owner Baughman Tile Co.
    ID 3300449

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MAY 18, 1971.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PLANT.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON MSHA LIST 11-4-82--ASSUME SHUTDOWN

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

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 05/13/1981
MSHA mine ID3300449
Mine name (MSHA)Baughman Clay Mine & Mill
Current operatorBaughman Tile Co
Current controller (parent)Baughman A
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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