Van Horn White Marble Mine

Producer in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10178883
MAS/MILS ID 0481090005
Record type Site
Current site name Van Horn White Marble Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -104.74271, 31.43377 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Culberson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seven Heart Gap NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -104.74271, 31.43377

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Texas Architecture Aggregate Co.
    ID 4100995
    Home office Texas
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-1979 Reynolds 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)

StatusActive since 10/07/2002
MSHA mine ID4100995
Mine name (MSHA)Marble Canyon Mine
Current operatorTexas Architectural Aggregate Inc
Current controller (parent)Joe R Williams Jr
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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