Shallow Ford Construction Operation

Producer in Bell 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300357
MAS/MILS ID 0480270016
Record type Site
Current site name Shallow Ford Construction Operation

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -97.4111, 31.0544 (WGS84)
Elevation 146
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bell(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Temple(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Leon(hydrologic unit)

Little(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -97.4111, 31.0544

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 Shallow Ford Construction Co.
    ID 4101142
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-80 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)

StatusAbandoned since 07/11/2000
MSHA mine ID4101142
Mine name (MSHA)SHALLOW FORD PIT
Current operatorShallow Ford Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Connie Spiegel
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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