| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.9536, 39.43313 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 152 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | West Virginia | Berkeley |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.9536, 39.43313 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Continental Clay Products |
| ID | 4600146 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0540030003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023345 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4600146 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-SEP-1980 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 05/09/2017 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4600146 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Continental Brick Company Shale Pit |
| Current operator | Continental Brick Company |
| Current controller (parent) | C Lynch Christian III |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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