Big Rough Sand and Gravel Snyder Op

Producer in Fisher county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202954
MAS/MILS ID 0481510004
Record type Site
Current site name Big Rough Sand and Gravel Snyder Op
Alternate or previous names Snyder Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -100.6293, 32.89094 (WGS84)
Elevation 586
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fisher(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hudd(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snyder(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Big Spring(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Double Mountain Fork Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Brazos Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Brazos Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Fisher

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Quartermaster Formation

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
    Owner Big Rough Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 4101777
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Price Construction Co. Inc
    ID 4101777
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1980 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/14/1984
MSHA mine ID4101777
Mine name (MSHA)Snyder Plant
Current operatorBig Rough Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)AA Price
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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