Cordova Fire Clay District

Producer in Walker county in Alabama, United States with commodities Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001584
MRDS ID W001514
Record type District
Current site name Cordova Fire Clay District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.1772, 33.79794 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Walker(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cordova(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jasper(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mulberry(hydrologic unit)

Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Walker

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary
Coal Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.1772, 33.79794

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description BLACK WARRIOR BASIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • EXTENT OF COAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Mining district

District name CORDOVA FIRE CLAY DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MERRIGOLD COAL AND CLAY CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner MERRIGOLD COAL AND CLAY CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 PATTERSON, SAM H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.