Sanbourn No.1 Strip Mine

Producer in Clearfield county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodities Clay, Talc-Soapstone
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 10128981
MAS/MILS ID 0420330046
Record type Site
Current site name Sanbourn No.1 Strip Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.40661, 40.90221 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearfield(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glen Richey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tyrone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Clearfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.40661, 40.90221

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 Thompson And Phillips Clay Co.
    ID 3605901
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 609-76

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-23-79

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH, SEQ NO. 0420339046

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 04/25/1985
MSHA mine ID3605901
Mine name (MSHA)Sanborn No 1 Pit
Current operatorThompson & Phillips Clay Company
Current controller (parent)Thompson Dallas & Leroy
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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