Phipps Sand and Gravel Co

Producer in Ward 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 10154450
MAS/MILS ID 0484750005
Record type Site
Current site name Phipps Sand and Gravel Co

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -102.95016, 31.36437 (WGS84)
Elevation 745
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ward(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grandfalls SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crane(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pecos(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pecos-Red Bluff Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Ward

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Terrace deposits

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Phipps Sand And Gravel
    ID 4101915
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-NOV-81 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 04/11/2005
MSHA mine ID4101915
Mine name (MSHA)PHIPPS SAND & GRAVEL CO
Current operatorPhipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc
Current controller (parent)H Dean Phipps
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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