Okla Brick Shale Pits

Producer in Canadian county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10128125
MAS/MILS ID 0400170008
Record type Site
Current site name Okla Brick Shale Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.95613, 35.42479 (WGS84)
Elevation 408
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Canadian(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Union City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oklahoma City South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Oklahoma City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Canadian-Walnut(hydrologic unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Canadian

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 011 N 007 W 17 SENESE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.95613, 35.42479

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Oklahoma Brick Co.
    ID 3400120
    Home office Oklahoma

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THERE ARE THREE IN THIS GROUP EXTENDING TO SEC 16,SW,NW,SW

  • Deposit

    AND SW,SW,SW OF SEC 17.

  • Deposit

    AERIAL PHOTO OGS FILES

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINERAL PRODUCERS IN OKLAHOMA 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Oklahoma Geological Survey Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/27/2003
MSHA mine ID3400120
Mine name (MSHA)MARKLAND PIT
Current operatorAcme Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Mine typeSurface (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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