Skull Creek Pit & Plant

Producer in Colorado county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130140
MRDS ID TC36697
MAS/MILS ID 0480890018
Record type Site
Current site name Skull Creek Pit & Plant
Related records 10107139

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -96.51277, 29.59384 (WGS84)
Elevation 68
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colorado(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rock Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eagle Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -96.51277, 29.59384

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
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 Operator
    Owner Thorstenberg Materials Inc
    ID 4101157
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ideal Basic Industries
    ID 4101157
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-80 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/21/1985
MSHA mine ID4101157
Mine name (MSHA)Skull Creek
Current operatorThorstenberg Materials Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Ideal Basic Industries Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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