Vestal Pit

Producer in Harris county in Texas, United States with commodity Silica
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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 10202799
MAS/MILS ID 0482010051
Record type Site
Current site name Vestal Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -95.22943, 30.01193 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harris(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moonshine Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Conroe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Fork 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
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -95.22943, 30.01193

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Humble Sand Inc
    ID 4102729
    Home office Texas

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 Stringer 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 05/09/1979
MSHA mine ID4102729
Mine name (MSHA)Vestal Pit
Current operatorHumble Sand Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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