Conoco Hurt Pit

Producer in Atascosa county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Uranium
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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 10154422
MAS/MILS ID 0480130006
Record type Site
Current site name Conoco Hurt Pit
Alternate or previous names Hurt Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.19641, 28.76717 (WGS84)
Elevation 125
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atascosa(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fashing(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 Atascosa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.19641, 28.76717

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Continental Oil Co
    ID 4102597
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-APR-80 Stringer 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 06/04/1980
MSHA mine ID4102597
Mine name (MSHA)Atascosa County Pit
Current operatorConoco Inc
Current controller (parent)Continental Oil Company & Pioneer Nuclear Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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