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Michel Mine

Producer in Burnet county in Texas, United States with commodity Limestone, High Calcium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064363
MRDS ID TC38712
Record type Site
Current site name Michel Mine
Alternate or previous names Pure Stone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.26893, 30.5516 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burnet(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marble Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Austin-Travis Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Burnet

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, High Calcium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FILLER, WHITING, GREATER THAN 99% CACO3

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Honeycut Formation, Ellenberger Group
    Rock description Honeycut Formation, Ellenberger Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.26893, 30.5516
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. M. Huber Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • QUARRYING BEGUN IN 1957. UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS BEGUN IN 1964. ABOUT 5 ACRES/YR MINED UNDERGROUND; 60 ACRES TO 1976.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES FOR 57-100 YRS BLOCKED OUT.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY AND UNDERGROUND ROOM AND PILLAR OPERATIONS. UNDERGROUND WORKING FACE 48 FT WIDE, 24 FT HIGH WITH 28 SQ FT PILLARS.

Comments on development

  • ECONOMIC COMMENTS: ROCK CRUSHED AT MARBLE FALLS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEX BEG, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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