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Borrego Pits

Past Producer in Bexar county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062360
MRDS ID TC35732
Record type Site
Current site name Borrego Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.37532, 29.20858 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bexar(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Losoya(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Antonio(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Comments on the location information

  • S OF BORREGO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR SEWER PIPE, TILE - SEE USGS B901, P. 131-132 FOR ANALYSES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.37532, 29.20858
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Saenger And Son
    Last year 1920
  • Type Operator
    Owner Richter, E.
    Last year 1920
  • Type Operator
    Owner Star Products Co.
    Last year 1920
  • Type Operator
    Owner Southern Co.
    Last year 1920
  • Type Operator
    Owner San Jose Pottery Co.
    Last year 1920

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 10.67M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROCESSED AND FIRED AT SAN ANTONIO PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B901

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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