Merlin Road Pit

Producer in Dallas 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203267
MAS/MILS ID 0481130042
Record type Site
Current site name Merlin Road Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -96.66308, 32.65986 (WGS84)
Elevation 131
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dallas(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hutchins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Dallas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -96.66308, 32.65986

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Weldon Henson
    ID 4102730
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1980 Rlw 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 04/18/1984
MSHA mine ID4102730
Mine name (MSHA)Henson Pit And Plant
Current operatorHenson Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Henson Windell
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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