Brownsboro Rock Pit

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Clay
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10177077
MRDS ID OR06003
MAS/MILS ID 0410290440
Record type Site
Current site name Brownsboro Rock Pit
Related records 10053147

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.72473, 42.47203 (WGS84)
Elevation 451
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brownsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Rogue(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036 S 001 E 05 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Alluvial deposits

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 County

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jackson County Road Department
    ID 3502539
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/17/1982
MSHA mine ID3502539
Mine name (MSHA)Brownsboro Pit And Plant
Current operatorJackson County Department Of Public Works
Current controller (parent)Jackson County
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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