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Tolleson Clay Pit

Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Clay
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283719
MRDS ID TC00251
MAS/MILS ID 0040130101
Record type Site
Current site name Tolleson Clay Pit
Related records 10056437

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -112.08713, 33.43008 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001 N 003 E 18 E2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -112.08713, 33.43008
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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 Phoenix Brick Yard
    ID 200108

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1995 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/16/2012
MSHA mine ID0200108
Mine name (MSHA)Tolleson Mine
Current operatorPhoenix Brick Yard
Current controller (parent)Donald Campbell
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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