Whittenburg Shale Pit

Past Producer in Kingfisher 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 10151949
MAS/MILS ID 0400730058
Record type Site
Current site name Whittenburg Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.90643, 36.11868 (WGS84)
Elevation 347
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kingfisher(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hennessey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Enid(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Enid(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cimarron-Skeleton(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Kingfisher

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 019 N 007 W 13 SWSW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.90643, 36.11868

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past 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 Whittenburg And Co.
    ID 3400999
    Home office Oklahoma

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AIR PHOTOS OGS FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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 08/23/1985
MSHA mine ID3400999
Mine name (MSHA)Whittenburg Pit
Current operatorWhittenburg & Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Whittenburg Claude
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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