Dimeling Pit

Producer in Clearfield county in Pennsylvania, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201774
MRDS ID W021999
MAS/MILS ID 0420330041
Record type Site
Current site name Dimeling Pit
Related records 10075423, 10250611

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.64972, 41.03061 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearfield(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Luthersburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clearfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Clearfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Burgoon Sandstone

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner North American Refractories Co., Div. Of Eltra Corp.
    ID 3606722
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 07/10/1986
MSHA mine ID3606722
Mine name (MSHA)Dimeling #1
Current operatorNorth American Refractories Company
Current controller (parent)Didier-Werke Ag
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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