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Bridgeport Pit

Producer in Wise county in Texas, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107178
MRDS ID TC38771
Record type Site
Current site name Bridgeport Pit
Related records 10153976

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.77449, 33.21264 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE WEST OF BRIDGEPORT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wise(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bridgeport West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper West Fork Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Wise

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRICK

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 219
USGS model code 31k.2
Deposit model name Fire clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Palo Pinto Formation
    Rock description Palo Pinto Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.77449, 33.21264
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Acme Brick Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 08/17/1972
MSHA mine ID4100081
Mine name (MSHA)LAKE BRIDGEPORT QUARRY
Current operatorHeidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
Current controller (parent)Heidelberg Materials AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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