Athens Brick Plant

Producer in Henderson county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203386
MAS/MILS ID 0482130001
Record type Site
Current site name Athens Brick Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -95.82716, 32.20597 (WGS84)
Elevation 143
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henderson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Athens(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Trinity-Tehuacana(hydrologic unit)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Henderson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -95.82716, 32.20597

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Athens Brick Co., Inc.
    ID 4100249
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Texas Industries
    ID 4100249
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TERTIARY WILCOX GROUP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Garner 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)

StatusIntermittent since 01/02/2024
MSHA mine ID4100249
Mine name (MSHA)Athens Plant & Pits
Current operatorGeneral Shale Brick, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
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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