Dana Clay Pit

Past Producer in Vermillion county in Indiana, 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 10267066
MAS/MILS ID 0181650005
Record type Site
Current site name Dana Clay Pit
Alternate or previous names Arketex Ceramic, Inc.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.39531, 39.81923 (WGS84)
Elevation 198

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Vermillion(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paris(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Vermillion

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.39531, 39.81923

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 Arketex Ceramics Corp.
    ID 1200237

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN GEORGE S., 1972, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 26.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JUNE 1-2, 1972.

  • Deposit

    UNDERCLAY IS MINED FROM 6 FT OF GRAY HARD UNDERCLAY BELOW CO

  • 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.