Abilene Brick Co Pit

Producer in Taylor county in Texas, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10275624
MAS/MILS ID 0484410001
Record type Site
Current site name Abilene Brick Co Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -99.74617, 32.51655 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taylor(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hamby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stamford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Abilene(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clear Fork Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Middle Brazos-Clear Fork(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Taylor

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -99.74617, 32.51655

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Abilene Brick Co
    ID 4100237
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MANUFACTURES BUILDING BRICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Garner 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 03/04/1981
MSHA mine ID4100237
Mine name (MSHA)Abilene Pit And Plant
Current operatorAbilene Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Powers Don W
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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