Strauss Pit

Producer in Bexar 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 10276199
MAS/MILS ID 0480290036
Record type Site
Current site name Strauss Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -98.71143, 29.35915 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bexar(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Macdona(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Medina(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -98.71143, 29.35915

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Schoenfeld Quarries Inc
    ID 4102838
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-80 Rlw 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 01/12/1989
MSHA mine ID4102838
Mine name (MSHA)Schoenfeld Sand & Gravel Incorporated
Current operatorSchoenfeld Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Schoenfeld Charles Don
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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