Espey Silica Sand Co A1 Pit and Plt

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. 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 10251112
MRDS ID TC36521
MAS/MILS ID 0480130004
Record type Site
Current site name Espey Silica Sand Co A1 Pit and Plt
Alternate or previous names Espey Pit and Plant, A1 Pit and Plant
Related records 10062920

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.49112, 29.12445 (WGS84)
Elevation 155
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

Leming(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) -98.49112, 29.12445

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Espey Silica Sand Co
    ID 4102319
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Edwin E Espey Sr
    ID 4102319
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 1-80

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS MSHA 7-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-OCT-1995 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 12/11/1974
MSHA mine ID4102319
Mine name (MSHA)Espey Pit and Plant
Current operatorEspey Silica Sand Company
Current controller (parent)Edwin E Espey Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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