Mill Creek

Producer in Johnston county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10401035
Record type Site
Current site name Mill Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -96.82103, 34.41294 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Pit and plant clearly visible on satellite imagery.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Johnston(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Mill Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tishomingo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ardmore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Johnston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier Connell SS is sandstone.
    Rock unit name Connell Sandstone Member of Oil Creek Formation of Simpson Group.
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -96.82103, 34.41294

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Plots in the Oil Creek Formation of the Simpson Group. (Plots on State Geologic map as a combined unit Oil Creek and Joins Formation). Plant is NORTH of town of Mill Creek.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2014-03-18 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 03/03/2004
MSHA mine ID3401285
Mine name (MSHA)Mill Creek
Current operatorMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1092 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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