Bentonite Mine

Producer in Brewster county in Texas, United States with commodity Bentonite
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130001
MAS/MILS ID 0480430057
Record type Site
Current site name Bentonite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -103.60877, 29.58353 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brewster(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Packsaddle Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santiago Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Terlingua(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Brewster

Comments on the location information

  • ACCORDING TO TX BUREAU OF ECON. GEOL.--MINE IS 20 MILES NORTH OF STUDY BUTTE, W OF TX HWY 118, ON TERLINGUA CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -103.60877, 29.58353

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Border Mines Co.
    Home office Texas
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANY OFFICE AND PLANT ARE IN ALPINE.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-95 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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