Kentucky-Tennessee Clay No. 12 Pit

Gibson County, Tennessee, United States

Clay

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryClay

Commodity typeNonmetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeSedimentary

Deposit sizeSmall

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

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References

CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000949.MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS MARCH 9, 1972 ANDMARCH 27, 1975.PROPERTY IS OWNED BY J.H. LOWERY AND IS OPERATED BY KENTUCKY- TENNESSEE CLAY COMPANY, INCORPORATED. BALL CLAY IS MINED FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE CLAIBORNE FORMATION.

Identification

Deposit ID10075877

MRDS IDW022671

RegionNA

Data scoreD

Coordinates36.08009, -88.75588