Colorado Sand and Gravel Operation

Producer in Mitchell 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 10232323
MAS/MILS ID 0483350001
Record type Site
Current site name Colorado Sand and Gravel Operation
Alternate or previous names Tilly Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -100.8604, 32.37595 (WGS84)
Elevation 628
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Colorado City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sweetwater(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Big Spring(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) Terrace deposits

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
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 Colorado Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 4101061
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLORADO RIVER TERRACE DEPOSITS

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)

StatusAbandoned since 08/06/1980
MSHA mine ID4101061
Mine name (MSHA)Tilly Pit And Plant
Current operatorColorado Sand & Gravel Co
Current controller (parent)Montgomery O L
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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