Spaulding Plant

Past Producer in Hidalgo 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 10251399
MRDS ID TC36696
MAS/MILS ID 0482150007
Record type Site
Current site name Spaulding Plant
Alternate or previous names Spaulding Pit & Plant, Fordyce Company Pit
Related records 10063073

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -98.57172, 26.27175 (WGS84)
Elevation 55
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sullivan City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McAllen(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McAllen(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Los Olmos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Rio Grande(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hidalgo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -98.57172, 26.27175

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past 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 Fordyce Co.
    ID 4101069
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 11-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-OCT-95 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 03/21/1995
MSHA mine ID4101069
Mine name (MSHA)Spaulding Plant
Current operatorFordyce Company
Current controller (parent)Robert W Briggs
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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