Sandkuhl Tile Co Pit

Producer in Auglaize county in Ohio, 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 10249270
MRDS ID W021344
MAS/MILS ID 0390110002
Record type Site
Current site name Sandkuhl Tile Co Pit
Related records 10074936

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.34161, 40.65422 (WGS84)
Elevation 251

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Auglaize(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spencerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Muncie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Marys(hydrologic unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Auglaize

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.34161, 40.65422

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 Sandkuhl Tile Co.
    ID 3300519
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-4-82

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)

StatusAbandoned since 12/17/1982
MSHA mine ID3300519
Mine name (MSHA)Sandkuhl Tile Clay Pit & Mill
Current operatorSandkuhl Tile Company
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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