Southeastern Kaolin Mine

Producer in Aiken county in South 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 10299221
MRDS ID W022348
MAS/MILS ID 0450030032
Record type Site
Current site name Southeastern Kaolin Mine
Alternate or previous names Southeastern Clay Co., Kaolin Mine
Related records 10075701

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.65734, 33.67734 (WGS84)
Elevation 143

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aiken(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aiken NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Edisto(hydrologic unit)

Edisto-South Carolina Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Aiken

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.65734, 33.67734

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 Southeastern Clay Co.
    ID 3800157
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 5/19/81 TO 5/20/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/28/81; 380063

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0450039032

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81, REPORT NO. 3800063.

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)

StatusActive since 12/18/1978
MSHA mine ID3800157
Mine name (MSHA)Active Minerals Kaolin Divison
Current operatorActive Minerals International LLC
Current controller (parent)J M Huber Corp
Mine typeFacility (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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