Watsontown Brick Co. Clay Mine

Past Producer in Northumberland county in Pennsylvania, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10075588
MRDS ID W022199
Record type Site
Current site name Watsontown Brick Co. Clay Mine
Related records 10201958

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.84966, 41.06945 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northumberland(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Milton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Williamsport East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Williamsport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Northumberland

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = WILLIAMSPORT 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.84966, 41.06945

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown 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 06/06/2022
MSHA mine ID3600684
Mine name (MSHA)THE WATSONTOWN BRICK CO. QUARRY
Current operatorWatsontown Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (71 m, 0.86 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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