Beckman Quarry

Producer in Bexar county in Texas, United States with commodities Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10178785
MAS/MILS ID 0480290042
Record type Site
Current site name Beckman Quarry
Alternate or previous names Mcdonough Bros Inc Beckman Quarry, Eastside Quarry

Comments on the site names

  • "EASTSIDE" OF INTERSTATE 10; OLD "WESTSIDE" QUARRY NOW IS FIESTA TEXAS AMUSEMENT PARK-MAJOR SAN ANTONIO TOURIST ATTRACTN.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.59723, 29.61054 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bexar(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Castle Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Braunfels(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Medina(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Tertiary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.59723, 29.61054

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Quarry

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mc Donough Brothers, Inc.
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Redland Stone Products Co.
    Home office Texas
    Year 1995

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROUTINELY, ONE OF THE TOP TEN CRUSHED STONE OPERATIONS.IN U.S.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-OCT-95 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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