Watsontown Brick Co. Clay Mine

Producer in Northumberland county in Pennsylvania, 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 10201958
MRDS ID W022199
MAS/MILS ID 0420970001
Record type Site
Current site name Watsontown Brick Co. Clay Mine
Alternate or previous names Watsontown Brick Company
Related records 10075588

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.84966, 41.06941 (WGS84)
Elevation 158

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northumberland(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Milton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Williamsport East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Williamsport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Northumberland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.84966, 41.06941

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 Unknown
    Owner Watsontown Brick Co.
    ID 3600684
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0420979001

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)

StatusActive since 06/06/2022
MSHA mine ID3600684
Mine name (MSHA)THE WATSONTOWN BRICK CO. QUARRY
Current operatorWatsontown Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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