Helens Pit

Producer in Kimble county in Texas, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130317
MAS/MILS ID 0482670001
Record type Site
Current site name Helens Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -99.41595, 30.47441 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kimble(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Noxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kerrville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Llano(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 Kimble

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -99.41595, 30.47441

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 Unknown
    Owner Avalon Industries Inc
    ID 4102822
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

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)

StatusActive since 10/20/1981
MSHA mine ID4102822
Mine name (MSHA)HARPER QUARRY
Current operatorGold Bond Building Products, LLC
Current controller (parent)NG Operations LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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