S. W. A. Pits

Producer in Bowie county in Texas, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300121
MAS/MILS ID 0480370009
Record type Site
Current site name S. W. A. Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.07601, 33.43654 (WGS84)
Elevation 107

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bowie(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Texarkana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Texarkana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Texarkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sulpher(hydrologic unit)

Big Cypress-Sulphur(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bowie

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.07601, 33.43654

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Southwest Arkansas Co., Inc.
    ID 4102841
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1980 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 11/20/1991
MSHA mine ID4102841
Mine name (MSHA)Crusher #1
Current operatorSouthwest Arkansas Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Clem James M
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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