Harbison-Walker Refactories

Past Producer in Garrett county in Maryland, 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 10218104
MRDS ID W019880
MAS/MILS ID 0240230008
Record type Site
Current site name Harbison-Walker Refactories
Related records 10099752

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -79.17694, 39.65813 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garrett(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grantsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morgantown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Youghiogheny(hydrologic unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic accounting unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Garrett

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -79.17694, 39.65813

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 Operator
    Owner Harbison-Walker Refrac. Co., Div. Of Dresser Ind., Inc.
    ID 1800357
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 1/30/78 AND 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0240239001.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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)

StatusAbandoned since 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID1800357
Mine name (MSHA)Harbison-Walker Refractories Co New
Current operatorHarbison-Walker Refractories U S
Current controller (parent)Dresser Industries Inc
Mine typeFacility (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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