Burnt Creek Pit

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10176737
MRDS ID OR06055
MAS/MILS ID 0410290590
Record type Site
Current site name Burnt Creek Pit
Related records 10053187, 10274256

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.56302, 42.23013 (WGS84)
Elevation 1073
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emigrant Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Rogue(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 038 S 002 E 27 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • 13.5 MI E. OF ASHLAND; 1 MI SO. OF DEAD INDIAN ROAD ON BURNT CREEK ROAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.56302, 42.23013

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Klamath Brick And Tile Co.
    ID 3503069
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 15-0053

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-AUG-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 06/11/1981
MSHA mine ID3503069
Mine name (MSHA)Burnt Creek Pit
Current operatorKlamath Brick & Tile Company
Current controller (parent)Smith Wendell
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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