Walkers Sand Inc

Producer in Harris 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154532
MAS/MILS ID 0482010048
Record type Site
Current site name Walkers Sand Inc
Alternate or previous names Walker Sand Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.41694, 29.66694 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harris(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellaire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo-San Jacinto(hydrologic unit)

San Jacinto(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Harris

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.41694, 29.66694

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 Owner
    Owner Delbert Walker
    ID 4102761
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Walker Sand Co.
    ID 4102761
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-1980 Rlw U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/26/2004
MSHA mine ID4102761
Mine name (MSHA)WALKER SAND INC
Current operatorWalker Sand Inc
Current controller (parent)Travis Delbert Walker
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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