Hydraulic Press Brick Pit

Producer in Morgan 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. 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 10231770
MAS/MILS ID 0181090016
Record type Site
Current site name Hydraulic Press Brick Pit
Alternate or previous names Haydite Shale Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.38168, 39.52644 (WGS84)
Elevation 229

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morgan(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mooresville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Morgan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.38168, 39.52644

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 Hydraulic Press Brick Co.
    ID 1200254

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN GEORGE S., 1972, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 18.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 11-12, 1972.

  • Deposit

    A MILL IS LOCATED AT THE PIT SITE.

  • Deposit

    SHALE IS MINED FROM 50 FEET OF THE BORDEN GROUP.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6-18-81.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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)

StatusIntermittent since 01/13/2026
MSHA mine ID1200254
Mine name (MSHA)Arcosa Brooklyn Plant #1683
Current operatorARCOSA LW HPB, LLC
Current controller (parent)Arcosa, Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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