Number 5 Pit

Producer in Medina county in Ohio, 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10297386
MRDS ID W021588
MAS/MILS ID 0391030003
Record type Site
Current site name Number 5 Pit
Alternate or previous names General Wadsworth Brick Corp.
Related records 10075139

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.73402, 41.00003 (WGS84)
Elevation 335

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Medina(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wadsworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cleveland South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cleveland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuscarawas(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Medina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.73402, 41.00003

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 General Wadsworth Brick
    ID 3300475
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 7/29/81.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2,

  • Deposit

    # OPERATION INCLUDES A BRICK PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0391039001.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • 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 11/06/2001
MSHA mine ID3300475
Mine name (MSHA)PLANT FIVE PIT
Current operatorGeneral Clay Products Corp
Current controller (parent)Harold B Epler Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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