Knippa Plant

Producer in Uvalde 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129812
MAS/MILS ID 0484630003
Record type Site
Current site name Knippa Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -99.64896, 29.29385 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uvalde(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Knippa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Uvalde(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Frio(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Uvalde

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -99.64896, 29.29385

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner South Texas Aggregates Inc
    ID 4102610
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 Stringer 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 08/31/1983
MSHA mine ID4102610
Mine name (MSHA)Knippa Plant
Current operatorUvalde Concrete LLC
Current controller (parent)Nicolas R Ayala
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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