Pantano Clay Pit

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, 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 10186406
MRDS ID TC10261
MAS/MILS ID 0040190534
Record type Site
Current site name Pantano Clay Pit
Alternate or previous names Mineral Lease No 23880 C
Related records 10060262

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.58847, 32.00952 (WGS84)
Elevation 1213
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rincon Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 016 S 017 E 26 W2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.58847, 32.00952

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Arizona Portland Cement Co.
    ID 201608
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Calif Portland Cement
    ID 201608

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE 1978

  • Deposit

    US MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-95 ADMR 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 07/11/2000
MSHA mine ID0201608
Mine name (MSHA)PANTANO
Current operatorCalPortland Company
Current controller (parent)Taiheiyo Cement Corp
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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Authoritative Arizona resources

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