Harrison Pit & Plant

Producer in Atascosa county in Texas, United States with commodity Silica
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 10227427
MAS/MILS ID 0480130005
Record type Site
Current site name Harrison Pit & Plant
Alternate or previous names Silica Pit and Plant
Related records 10062943

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.59283, 29.14775 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atascosa(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thelma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Atascosa(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Atascosa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Carizzo Sand

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Palo Alto Silica Sand Inc
    ID 4101349
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jack D. Harrison
    ID 4101349
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS MSHA 11-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-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)

StatusActive since 01/18/1973
MSHA mine ID4101349
Mine name (MSHA)Palo Alto Sand Inc.
Current operatorPalo Alto Silica Sand Inc
Current controller (parent)Carolyn Morris; Jeff Korus
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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