General Portland Chico Quarry

Producer in Wise county in Texas, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10251126
MAS/MILS ID 0484970007
Record type Site
Current site name General Portland Chico Quarry
Alternate or previous names Chico Pit Number Fifty Seven

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -97.77752, 33.29124 (WGS84)
Elevation 277
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wise(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper West Fork Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Wise

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -97.77752, 33.29124

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 General Portland, Inc., Trinity Division
    ID 4100076
    Home office Texas

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHICO RIDGE LIMESTONE

  • Deposit

    CANYON GROUP OF PENNSYLVANIAN AGE

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 03/31/2009
MSHA mine ID4100076
Mine name (MSHA)CHICO QUARRY
Current operatorHanson Aggregates
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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