Medora Brick Co. Pit

Producer in Jackson county in Indiana, 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10193276
MAS/MILS ID 0180710003
Record type Site
Current site name Medora Brick Co. Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -86.16997, 38.84835 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Medora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bedford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper East Fork White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 005 N 003 E 22 S2SESE Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -86.16997, 38.84835

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Medora Brick Co.
    ID 1200266
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN GEORGE S., 1972, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 13.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 1972.

  • Deposit

    FIFTY FEET OF SILTSTONE AND SHALE OF THE BORDEN GROUP ARE MI

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 08/14/1991
MSHA mine ID1200266
Mine name (MSHA)Medora Brick Company Incorporated
Current operatorMedora 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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