Knippa Quarry

Producer in Uvalde county in Texas, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10226874
MRDS ID TC36596
MAS/MILS ID 0484630004
Record type Site
Current site name Knippa Quarry
Related records 10107124

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -99.65176, 29.29135 (WGS84)
Elevation 289
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uvalde(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Knippa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Uvalde(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Frio(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Uvalde

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -99.65176, 29.29135

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 Operator
    Owner Whites Mines Inc
    ID 4100075
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Vulcan Materials Co.-South Texas Aggregates
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1995

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-95 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)

StatusActive since 07/04/1976
MSHA mine ID4100075
Mine name (MSHA)Knippa Quarry
Current operatorVulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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