Silica Sand Pit & Plant

Producer in Atascosa county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300321
MRDS ID TC36529
MAS/MILS ID 0480130008
Record type Site
Current site name Silica Sand Pit & Plant
Alternate or previous names Mcdonough Bros Pit and Plant
Related records 10107120

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.57313, 29.15415 (WGS84)
Elevation 204
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atascosa(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thelma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Atascosa(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Atascosa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Carizzo Sand

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 Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mc Donough Brothers, Inc.
    ID 4101342
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Redland Worth Corp. (Sub. Of Redland Plc)
    Home office Texas
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • PROPERTY OPERATED BY REDLAND WORTH (1995)-FORMERLY BY MCDONOUGH BROS.--PROPERTY TRANSFER DATE UNKNOWN--DUPREE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS MSHA 6-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-OCT-95 Garner 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)

StatusActive since 03/01/1972
MSHA mine ID4101342
Mine name (MSHA)Poteet Sand Plant
Current operatorMartin Marietta Materials Southwest LLC
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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