Sand Pit

Producer in Kerr 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227550
MAS/MILS ID 0482650002
Record type Site
Current site name Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -99.11594, 30.00353 (WGS84)
Elevation 486
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerr(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Legion(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kerrville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Guadalupe(hydrologic unit)

Guadalupe(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Kerr

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -99.11594, 30.00353

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-Operator
    Owner James Goss And Son Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 4101876
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUADALUPE RIVER TERRACE ALLUVIUM

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 1-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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)

StatusAbandoned since 01/04/1988
MSHA mine ID4101876
Mine name (MSHA)Sand Pit And Plant
Current operatorJames Goss & Son Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Goss James
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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