No. 1 Pit

Producer in Russell county in Alabama, 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208754
MAS/MILS ID 0011130011
Record type Site
Current site name No. 1 Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.99354, 32.44547 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russell(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Americus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Russell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.99354, 32.44547

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Bickerstaff Clay Products Co.
    ID 100096
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA METAL-NON:-METAL MINE FILE REFERENE, 11/23/79

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/5/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0011139001

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 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)

StatusActive since 09/15/2014
MSHA mine ID0100096
Mine name (MSHA)BORAL CLAY PITS
Current operatorGeneral Shale Brick, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Wienerberger AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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