Clay Pit No. 6

Producer in Dallas county in Iowa, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120980
MAS/MILS ID 0190490003
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Pit No. 6

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.03633, 41.62221 (WGS84)
Elevation 280
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dallas(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Adel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Guthrie Center(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Omaha(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Raccoon(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Dallas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 079 N 027 W 30 C Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.03633, 41.62221

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner United Brick And Tile Co Of Iowa
    ID 1300353
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOL SURVEY 1940-1941 ANNUAL REPORTS VOL 38, P 309

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Igs / Dh 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 09/17/1985
MSHA mine ID1300353
Mine name (MSHA)Clay Pit No 6
Current operatorUnited Brick & Tile Co Of Iowa
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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