San Saba Quarry

Producer in McCulloch county in Texas, United States with commodity 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 10130177
MRDS ID TC36549
MAS/MILS ID 0483070004
Record type Site
Current site name San Saba Quarry
Alternate or previous names San Saba Plant and Quarry
Related records 10062942

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -99.17505, 30.9877 (WGS84)
Elevation 473
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McCulloch(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spice Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mason(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Saba(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Concho(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas McCulloch

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -99.17505, 30.9877

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp
    ID 4101002
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner I. T T
    ID 4101002
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMBRIAN HICKORY FORMATION

  • Deposit

    HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SAND

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 1-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 05/17/1990
MSHA mine ID4101002
Mine name (MSHA)Voca Plant
Current operatorTexas Mining Lp
Current controller (parent)Carmeuse Holding SA
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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