Walton Gypsum Company Pit

Producer in Blaine county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10297894
MAS/MILS ID 0400110227
Record type Site
Current site name Walton Gypsum Company Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.45595, 36.08068 (WGS84)
Elevation 451
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairview(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Woodward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cimarron-Skeleton(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 019 N 012 W 35 NESWNW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.45595, 36.08068

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Walton Gypsum Co.
    ID 3400273
    Home office Oklahoma

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AERIAL PHOTO OGS FILES

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINERAL PRODUCERS IN OKLAHOMA 1970

  • Deposit

    OGS BULLETIN 89

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Oklahoma Geological Survey Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/18/1978
MSHA mine ID3400273
Mine name (MSHA)Walton Pit And Plant
Current operatorWalton Gypsum Co
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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