Continental Brick Co. Pit

Producer in Berkeley county in West Virginia, 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 10278053
MRDS ID W023345
MAS/MILS ID 0540030003
Record type Site
Current site name Continental Brick Co. Pit
Alternate or previous names Continental Clay Products Co. Pit, Continental Clay Products Company
Related records 10076369

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.9536, 39.43313 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Berkeley(county)

West Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Martinsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Frederick(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conococheague-Opequon(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States West Virginia Berkeley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.9536, 39.43313

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 Continental Clay Products
    ID 4600146

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-SEP-1980 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 05/09/2017
MSHA mine ID4600146
Mine name (MSHA)Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Current operatorContinental Brick Company
Current controller (parent)C Lynch Christian III
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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