Flatonia Pit

Producer in Fayette 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 10251280
MAS/MILS ID 0481490002
Record type Site
Current site name Flatonia Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -97.10949, 29.71854 (WGS84)
Elevation 135
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fayette(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Flatonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Colorado-Cummins(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Fayette

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -97.10949, 29.71854

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 The Milwhiteco., Inc
    ID 4100308
    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)

StatusActive since 04/08/1972
MSHA mine ID4100308
Mine name (MSHA)Flatonia Mines & Plant
Current operatorMid-Tex Minerals Inc
Current controller (parent)Frank Shemanski
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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