Athens-Caddo Brick Co

Producer in Caddo county in Louisiana, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267428
MAS/MILS ID 0220170001
Record type Site
Current site name Athens-Caddo Brick Co

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -93.9449, 32.67156 (WGS84)
Elevation 64
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caddo(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mooringsport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shreveport North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shreveport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caddo Lake(hydrologic unit)

Big Cypress-Sulphur(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Caddo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 019 N 015 W 06 Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -93.9449, 32.67156

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 Operator
    Owner Athens-Caddo Brick Co
    ID 1600032
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORINGSPORT LA 15 MIN QUAD MAP USGS

  • Deposit

    WATER QUALITY STATION MAP NO 49 OFFICE OF WATER DATA

  • Deposit

    COORDINATION USGS

  • Deposit

    MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE 2/25/80

  • Deposit

    NASA-AMES RESEARCH CENTER INFRA RED PHOTOS 79-164 NORTH LA

  • Deposit

    1979

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION INFO 9/3/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Louisiana Geological Survey Louisiana Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/11/2015
MSHA mine ID1600032
Mine name (MSHA)Caddo Plant & Pits
Current operatorHanson Brick East, LLC
Current controller (parent)Lone Star Funds
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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