Laird Brick Co Mines #1 Pit

Producer in Henry county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Clay, Silica
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 10251268
MRDS ID K000961
MAS/MILS ID 0470790016
Record type Site
Current site name Laird Brick Co Mines #1 Pit
Related records 10106794

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.33724, 36.43819 (WGS84)
Elevation 183

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Puryear(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Obion(hydrologic unit)

Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Henry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.33724, 36.43819

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Laird Brick Co.
    ID 4000199
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000961.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 15-16, 19

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY LAIRD BRICK COMPANY, INC.

  • Deposit

    SAND AND CLAY ARE MINED IN THE SANE PIT FROM THE MIDDLE EOCE

  • Deposit

    CLAIBORNE FORMATION.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/81.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

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 06/28/1984
MSHA mine ID4000199
Mine name (MSHA)Laird Brick Company Mines Inc
Current operatorLaird Brick Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Laird Margaret M
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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