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Capitol Cement Quarry

Producer in Bexar county in Texas, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062923
MRDS ID TC36525
Record type Site
Current site name Capitol Cement Quarry
Related records 10154311, 10178875

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.42421, 29.54774 (WGS84)
Elevation 227
Relative position 0.75 MI W OF SHORTS CORNER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bexar(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Longhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Braunfels(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Antonio(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Comments on the location information

  • 2.25 MI N OF LOOP 410 ON FM 2252, 1 MI SW ON VACOGDOCHES, 0.5 MI NW ON PRIVATE ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CEMENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Austin Chalk;Anacacho Formation
    Rock description Austin Chalk;Anacacho Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.42421, 29.54774
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Capitol Aggregates Inc.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TX BEG, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 07/15/1983
MSHA mine ID4100010
Mine name (MSHA)Capitol Cement Plant & Quarry
Current operatorCapitol Aggregates, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Zachry Corporation
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (855 m, 0.82 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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