Orange Pit

Producer in Orange county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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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 10232519
MAS/MILS ID 0483610003
Record type Site
Current site name Orange Pit
Alternate or previous names Bella Co Div of Hurco Inc

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -93.73709, 30.10993 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orange(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sabine(hydrologic unit)

Sabine(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sabine(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Orange

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -93.73709, 30.10993

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 Operator
    Owner Hurco Inc Bella Co Division
    ID 4101339
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 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 08/27/1982
MSHA mine ID4101339
Mine name (MSHA)Heard Pit
Current operatorHurco Inc
Current controller (parent)Hurst E H
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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