Sugarcreek Operations/Belden Brick

Producer in Tuscarawas county in Ohio, United States with commodities Clay, Coal
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 10249071
MRDS ID W021809
MAS/MILS ID 0391570013
Record type Site
Current site name Sugarcreek Operations/Belden Brick
Alternate or previous names Belden Brick No 3 Pit, Sugarcreek Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.64312, 40.51142 (WGS84)
Elevation 317

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuscarawas(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sugarcreek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuscarawas(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Tuscarawas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Coal Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.64312, 40.51142

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 Belden Brick Co.
    ID 3300528
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 24, 1974.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 44.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-4-82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Nas/Djb 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 08/25/1977
MSHA mine ID3300528
Mine name (MSHA)Sugarcreek Operations
Current operatorThe Belden Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Robert Belden
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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