Redford Brick Mine No. 1

Past Producer in Chesterfield county in Virginia, United States with commodity Clay
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203539
MAS/MILS ID 0510410014
Record type Site
Current site name Redford Brick Mine No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -77.4539, 37.44256 (WGS84)
Elevation 31
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chesterfield(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Drewrys Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Chesterfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Petersburg Granite

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Redford Brick Co., Inc.
    ID 4403086
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-81 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 12/22/1980
MSHA mine ID4403086
Mine name (MSHA)Redford Brick Mine No 1
Current operatorRedford Brick Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Redford T C Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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