Stark Pit

Past Producer in Stark county in Ohio, United States with commodities Clay, Coal
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 10273518
MRDS ID W021770
MAS/MILS ID 0391510017
Record type Site
Current site name Stark Pit
Related records 10075296

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -81.29201, 40.75642 (WGS84)
Elevation 357
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stark(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canton East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuscarawas(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Stark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
018 N 007 W 20 SW Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Coal Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -81.29201, 40.75642

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 Stark Ceramics, Inc.
    ID 3300522
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/26/79.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 146.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LIST; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 10/21/1981
MSHA mine ID3300522
Mine name (MSHA)Stark Ceramics Inc Plants & Pits
Current operatorStark Ceramics Inc
Mine typeSurface (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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