Nassau Clay Mine

Past Producer in Nassau county in New York, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10151437
MRDS ID W020582
MAS/MILS ID 0360590003
Record type Site
Current site name Nassau Clay Mine
Alternate or previous names Nassau Brick Company, Inc.
Related records 10099853

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.18514, 40.7675 (WGS84)
Elevation 14

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suffolk(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Central Islip(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Long Island West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New York(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Long Island(hydrologic unit)

Long Island(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Nassau

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.18514, 40.7675

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Nassau Brickco., Inc
    ID 3000291
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTION REPORT 4-2-71

  • Deposit

    NOT PRESENT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-30-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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)

StatusAbandoned since 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID3000291
Mine name (MSHA)Nassau Pit And Plant
Current operatorNassau Brick Company 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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