Brookville Underclay

Occurrence in Muskingum county in Ohio, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10273772
MAS/MILS ID 0391190001
Record type Site
Current site name Brookville Underclay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.16984, 39.95003 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Muskingum(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gratiot(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbus(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Muskingum(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Muskingum

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Allegheny and Pottsville Groups, Undivided

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 79500HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 79500
    Date of Last Modification 780615

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 79500HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 89.3
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 7182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 2829
    Unit Production Cost 1.61
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUMINES IC 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    STOUT WILBER 1943 GENERALIZED GEOL SEC. ROCKS OHIO DEPT. NAT

  • Deposit

    DIV GEOL. SURV CIR 4 REPRINTED FROM BULL. 44.

  • Deposit

    PERSONS/ HORACE G. COLLINS CHIEF GEOL. SURV. OHIO.

  • Deposit

    PERSONS/ DAVID WEBB JR. ASST CHIEF GEOL. SUR. OHIO.

  • Deposit

    MAPS/U.S.G.S 1/250000 TOPOS-CLEVLAND-CANTON-CLARKSBURG-COLUM

  • Deposit

    OTO-MARION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MATRIX 1/GRADE AND TONS ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE RECORD 010 COMMODITY 012 IS FIRE CLAY-COMMODITY CODE 133. RECORD 030 COL 3-5/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN PARTS OR ALL OF THE TIONAL COUNTIES-STARK-WAYNE-HOLMES-COSHOCTON-PERRY-HOCKING-V ACKSON-SCIOTO. RECORD 040 COL 34-7/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THESE MINOR DRAINA S-19L-19M-21P-21R-21U-21W. SEE USGS CATALOG OF INFORMATION O DATA-MAPS SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS. RECORD 050 COL 34-7 AND 42-5/EXPLORATION WORK HAS BEEN EMPLO ERMITANTLY SINCE THE MIDDLE 1800S RECORD 151 COL 54/LIME-SINTER DOUBLE LEACH PROCESS IS USED F FICIATION. RECORD 040 COL. 71-80 THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING 7. E QUADRANGLES-GREENUP-WHEELERSBURG-PORTSMOUTH-NEW BOSTON-PED ORD-SOUTH WEBSTER-STOCKDALE-PETERSBURG-OAK HILL-GALLIA-PATRI GRANDE-MULGA-WELLSTON-JACKSON-BEAVER-RICHMOND DALE-BYER-HAMD RTHUR-VALES MILLS-RATCLIFFBURG-ALLENSVILLE-ZALESKI-MINERAL-L LLE-SOUTH BLOOMINGDALE-NEW PLYMOUTH-UNION FURNACE-NELSONVILL TRAITSVILLE-GORE-LOGAN-JUNCTION CITY-NEW LEXINGTON-DEAVERTOW SVILLE-FULTONHAM-SOMERSET-RUSHVILLE-THORNVILLE-GLENFORD-GRAT ESVILLE WEST-ZANESVILLE EAST-NORWICH-NEW CONCORD-PHILO-RURAL UMBERLAND-BLOOMINGFIELD-OTSEGO-ADAMSVILLE-DRESDEN-TOBOSO-PER RINWAY-CONNESVILLE-WILLS CREEK-PLAINFIELD-WALHONDING-WARSAW- COSHOHTON-FRESNO-NEWCOMERSTOWN-BRINKHAVEN-SPRING MTN-KILLBUC EDFORD-BALTIC-KIMBOLTON-BIRMINGHAM-FREEPORT-TIPPECANOE-GNADE N-STONE CREEK-UHRICHSVILLE-MINERAL CITY-DOVER-STRASBURGH-SUG K-BERLIN-MILLERSBURG-GLENMONT-LOUDONVILLE-GREER-SHREVE-HOLME FREDERICKSBURG-NAVARRE-BOLIVAR-WAYNESBURG-MALVERN-MINERVA-HO -RORERTSVILLE-CANTON EAST-CANTON WEST-MASSILLON-DALTON-ORRVI TTMAN-DOYLESTOWN-CANAL FULTON-NORTH CANTON-HARTVILLE LIMAVIL NCE-LUCASVILLE RECORD 160/ALUMINA IS SHIPPED BY RAIL FROM THE SHIPPING POIN RAILROAD STATION AT ZANESVILLE OHIO TO THE STANDARD POINT- T ROAD STATION AT RAVENSWOOD WEST VIRGINIA. DISTANCE DETERMIN RAND MCNALLY HANDY RAILROAD ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES. RECORD 130/ CLAY COSTED AS THE SOLE PRODUCT; HOWEVER, IN ACT MINING, PART OF THE MINING COST MAY BE OFFSET IF COAL IS MIN A COPRODUCT. RECORD 010/COMMODITIES 6 THRU 10 OBTAINED FROM BUMINES IC 83

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Georgia Tech. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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