Cooper Pits

Past Producer in Phelps county in Missouri, 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. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10196176
MAS/MILS ID 0291610030
Record type Site
Current site name Cooper Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -91.63984, 37.99566 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Phelps(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dillon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bourbeuse(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Phelps

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -91.63984, 37.99566

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MGS NOTEBOOK 582 PG 48

  • Deposit

    MGS GEOL MAP RO-103

  • Deposit

    MGS MAP 320-1-E MCQUEEN

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO BLY-1MM-147 9-13-71 1:20000

  • Deposit

    EASTERN MOST PIT USED AS LANDFILL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.