Evans and Howard Fireclay Mine No 7

Past Producer in St. Louis (City) 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. 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 10196491
MAS/MILS ID 0295100026
Record type Site
Current site name Evans and Howard Fireclay Mine No 7
Alternate or previous names North Pit, Number 7 Pit, Wrisberg Pit, Wrisberg Fireclay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.2907, 38.62425 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis (City)(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Webster Groves(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cahokia-Joachim(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 St. Louis (City)

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 045 N 006 E 24 W2E2 Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.2907, 38.62425

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Evans And Howard Co.
  • Type Operator
    Owner Wrisberg Mining Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHELTENHAM FORMATION

  • Deposit

    45 FOOT SHAFT LEADS TO UNDERGROUND SYSTEM

  • Deposit

    11 FOOT SEAM MINED

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL. 11, P. 256-258, 420 WHEELER 1896

  • Deposit

    MGS MAP 324-14-J LARSEN 1956

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Missouri Department Of Natural Resources --Mcfrld U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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