Centex Cement Corporation Operation

Producer in San Patricio county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202857
MAS/MILS ID 0484090006
Record type Site
Current site name Centex Cement Corporation Operation

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -97.39168, 25.87757 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cameron(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Brownsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Brownsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Brownsville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Laguna Madre(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas San Patricio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -97.39168, 25.87757

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 Centex Cement Corp.
    ID 4102377
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-MAR-88 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 01/14/1986
MSHA mine ID4102377
Mine name (MSHA)Corpus Christi Plant
Current operatorCentex Cement Corp
Current controller (parent)Eagle Materials Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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