Ranger Clay Company Operations

Producer in Eastland county in Texas, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10299815
MAS/MILS ID 0481330004
Record type Site
Current site name Ranger Clay Company Operations

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -98.62534, 32.47296 (WGS84)
Elevation 445
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eastland(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ranger(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stephenville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Abilene(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Brazos-Palo Pinto(hydrologic unit)

Middle Brazos-Bosque(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Eastland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) Winchell Limestone

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ranger Clay Co., Inc.
    ID 4102528
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Barron, A. T.
    ID 4102528
    Interest 50
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PENNSYLVANIAN CLAY-SHALE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Garner 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 06/05/1981
MSHA mine ID4102528
Mine name (MSHA)Ranger Clay Pit & Plant
Current operatorRanger Clay Co 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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