Harris Kaolin Mine

Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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 10297055
MRDS ID W027123
MAS/MILS ID 0371210349
Record type Site
Current site name Harris Kaolin Mine
Alternate or previous names Brushy Creek Mine
Related records 10078664

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -82.00624, 36.96947 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russell(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lebanon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -82.00624, 36.96947

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 Harris Mining Co.
    ID 3100375
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION SHEET 05/22/80.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ NO. 0371219349

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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)

StatusActive since 07/17/1992
MSHA mine ID3100375
Mine name (MSHA)Schoolhouse Quartz Plant
Current operatorSibelco North America Inc.
Current controller (parent)S C R-Sibelco Nv
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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