Fitch Pit

Producer in Liberty county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10275970
MAS/MILS ID 0482910009
Record type Site
Current site name Fitch Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.89523, 30.42332 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liberty(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rayburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Liberty

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.89523, 30.42332

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 Welsh And Welsh Sand And Gravel
    ID 4102720
    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)

StatusAbandoned since 03/24/1981
MSHA mine ID4102720
Mine name (MSHA)Fitch Pit And Plant
Current operatorWelch & Welch Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)James E Welch; Evelyn Welch
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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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