Baytown Sand and Clay Co

Producer in Chambers county in Texas, United States with commodities Clay, 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 10154601
MAS/MILS ID 0480710001
Record type Site
Current site name Baytown Sand and Clay Co

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.85882, 29.75444 (WGS84)
Elevation 11
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chambers(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anahuac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Galveston Bay(hydrologic unit)

Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Chambers

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.85882, 29.75444

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 Baytown Sand And Clay Co
    ID 4102341
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-FEB-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 08/03/1993
MSHA mine ID4102341
Mine name (MSHA)Baytown Sand Pit
Current operatorBaytown Sand & Clay
Current controller (parent)Lawrence Richard Robert Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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