Mine detail: Kentucky-Tennessee Clay No. 1 Pit

Previously called 'Part of Whitlock Mine #4000198Wade Pit'

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Location: Henry County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.6232, -89.86838
dep_id: 10251146
mas_id: 470790010
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Clay
Operation type: Surface
Development status: Past Producer
Reporter: Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC)
References:
  • Deposit:: WHITLATCH, GEO. I., TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 49, 1940, PP. 313-
  • Deposit:: OWNER IS DR. M.M. LINDSA AS OF 1940. CLAY IS IN THE JACKSON
  • Deposit:: BALL CLAY IS MINED FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE CLAIRBORNE FORMATI
  • Deposit:: NOT ON MSHA LIST 5/81; MAY BE INACTIVE.
  • Deposit:: RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.
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