Henderson Brick Plant & Pit

Producer in Rusk county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10251109
MAS/MILS ID 0484010001
Record type Site
Current site name Henderson Brick Plant & Pit
Alternate or previous names Henderson Clay Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -94.79773, 32.15658 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rusk(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Henderson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Henderson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Angelina(hydrologic unit)

Neches(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neches(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Rusk

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -94.79773, 32.15658

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 Henderson Clay Products Inc.
    ID 4100276
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 Stringer 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 02/20/2025
MSHA mine ID4100276
Mine name (MSHA)HENDERSON BRICK PLT & PITS
Current operatorGeneral Shale Brick, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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