C. Brant Mining Co. Clay Mine

Producer in Somerset county in Pennsylvania, 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 10250305
MRDS ID W022212
MAS/MILS ID 0421110002
Record type Site
Current site name C. Brant Mining Co. Clay Mine
Alternate or previous names C. Brant Mining Company
Related records 10075601

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.08114, 39.93862 (WGS84)
Elevation 701

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murdock(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 Pennsylvania Somerset

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.08114, 39.93862

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 C. Brant Mining Co
    ID 3600603
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 04/26/1985
MSHA mine ID3600603
Mine name (MSHA)C Brant Mining Co Clay Mine
Current operatorC Brant Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Brant Charles
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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