Riverside Pit

Producer in St. Clair 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 10208800
MAS/MILS ID 0011150020
Record type Site
Current site name Riverside Pit
Alternate or previous names Webster Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.24137, 33.58825 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Clair(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Riverside(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama St. Clair

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.24137, 33.58825

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 Unknown
    Owner Riverside Clay Co.
    ID 101112

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0011159003

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)

StatusIntermittent since 02/21/2020
MSHA mine ID0101112
Mine name (MSHA)RIVERSIDE PIT & PLANT
Current operatorBES Industries
Current controller (parent)Charles T. Mcclellan
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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