Newman Pit

Producer in El Paso county in Texas, United States with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica
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 10300498
MRDS ID TC36685
MAS/MILS ID 0481410009
Record type Site
Current site name Newman Pit
Related records 10063064

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -106.40976, 31.98684 (WGS84)
Elevation 1237
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Paso(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Franklin Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Paso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas El Paso

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -106.40976, 31.98684

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner El Paso Sand Products Inc
    ID 4101066
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner El Paso Rock Quarries Inc.
    ID 4101066
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS MSHA 5-7-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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 03/14/2018
MSHA mine ID4101066
Mine name (MSHA)McCombs Quarry
Current operatorGCC Sun City Materials LLC
Current controller (parent)GCC SAB de CV
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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