Tascosa Pit

Producer in Oldham county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10226854
MAS/MILS ID 0483590002
Record type Site
Current site name Tascosa Pit
Alternate or previous names Tascosa Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -102.25966, 35.51398 (WGS84)
Elevation 976
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McKinley(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boys Ranch West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucumcari(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Meredith(hydrologic unit)

Middle Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Oldham

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Alluvium

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Western Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 4101172
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Jake Diel Dirt And Paving, Inc
    ID 4101172
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LISTED UNDER MSHA #4102951 ALSO

  • Deposit

    QUATERNARY CANADIAN RIVER ALLUVIUM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 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 07/16/2007
MSHA mine ID4101172
Mine name (MSHA)Tascosa Plant
Current operatorL S Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Michael D Smith
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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