Korzekwa Pit

Producer in Karnes county in Texas, United States with commodity Uranium
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154245
MAS/MILS ID 0482550030
Record type Site
Current site name Korzekwa Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.15001, 28.91276 (WGS84)
Elevation 148
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wilson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Three Oaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pleasanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crystal City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Atascosa(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Karnes

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.15001, 28.91276

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Continental Oil Co
    ID 4102494
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VOLCANIC ASH BEARING SANDS AND SANDSTONES OF EOCENE

  • Deposit

    JACKSON GROUP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Garner 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 04/20/1982
MSHA mine ID4102494
Mine name (MSHA)Karnes County Pits
Current operatorConoco Inc
Current controller (parent)Continental Oil Company & Pioneer Nuclear Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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