Chandler Clay Mine

Producer in Le Flore county in Oklahoma, 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 10152111
MAS/MILS ID 0400790009
Record type Site
Current site name Chandler Clay Mine
Alternate or previous names W S Dickey Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.48442, 35.00511 (WGS84)
Elevation 197
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Le Flore(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hartford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Smith(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Smith(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Poteau(hydrologic unit)

Robert S. Kerr Reservoir(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Le Flore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 006 N 027 E 08 SENWSW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.48442, 35.00511

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 Dickey, W. S., Clay Manufacturing Co.
    ID 3400279
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Oklahoma Geological Survey Oklahoma Geological Survey

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 ID3400279
Mine name (MSHA)Chandler Clay Mine
Current operatorW S Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company
Current controller (parent)Hepworth Plc
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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