Hudspeth County Pits

Producer in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129934
MAS/MILS ID 0482290036
Record type Site
Current site name Hudspeth County Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -105.18894, 30.80937 (WGS84)
Elevation 990

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle Mountains SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indian Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marfa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cibolo-Red Light(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -105.18894, 30.80937

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gilvin-Terrill, Inc.
    ID 4101490
    Home office Texas

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1980 Rlw 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 03/28/1979
MSHA mine ID4101490
Mine name (MSHA)Hudspeth County Pits
Current operatorGilvin-Terrill Ltd
Current controller (parent)Fu C Chow
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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