| Deposit ID | 10178658 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0480930001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | De Leon Brick Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Clay Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.51923, 32.11437 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 393 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Comanche(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
De Leon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Stephenville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Abilene(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Leon(hydrologic unit)
Little(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Comanche |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -98.51923, 32.11437 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Larry Ricker And Harry Reger |
| ID | 4100315 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Deleon Brick Works Inc |
| ID | 4100315 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0480930001 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4100315 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-AUG-80 | Matt, C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/24/1991 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4100315 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Comanche County Pit |
| Current operator | Comanche County Mining Company Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Boswell Kent |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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