| Deposit ID | 10276221 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0480610002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brownsville Mill |
| Alternate or previous names | Milwhite Company Drilling Mud Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.40499, 25.95616 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 10 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cameron(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East Brownsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Brownsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brownsville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Laguna Madre(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Cameron |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Plant (1) | Alluvium in Rio Grande, subdivided into areas predominantly of clay |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Milwhiteco., Inc |
| ID | 4101665 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0480610002 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4101665 |
REVISED BY MILS 7-79
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-OCT-95 | Stringer | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/05/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4101665 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Brownsville Mill |
| Current operator | Milwhite, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Milwhite Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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