De Los Santos Sand Pit

Producer in Bexar county in Texas, United States with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica
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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202811
MAS/MILS ID 0480290011
Record type Site
Current site name De Los Santos Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.58363, 29.18165 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
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

Thelma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Atascosa(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.58363, 29.18165

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner De Los Santos Sand Co
    ID 4101623
    Home office Texas
  • Type Owner
    Owner Humberto De Los Santos
    ID 4101623

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 7-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 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 04/30/1981
MSHA mine ID4101623
Mine name (MSHA)De Los Santos Sand Pit
Current operatorDe Los Santos Sand Company
Current controller (parent)Jose De Los Santos
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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