Jones Pit

Producer in Dallas 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10251460
MAS/MILS ID 0481130020
Record type Site
Current site name Jones Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.61168, 32.66596 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dallas(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seagoville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Dallas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.61168, 32.66596

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 Owner
    Owner Jones, Sidney G
    ID 4102242
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 8-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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 02/06/1986
MSHA mine ID4102242
Mine name (MSHA)Jones Pit & Plant
Current operatorJones Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Jones Sidney
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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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