Shower Pit & Plant

Producer in Hidalgo county in Texas, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10130370
MRDS ID TC36747
MAS/MILS ID 0482150006
Record type Site
Current site name Shower Pit & Plant
Alternate or previous names Shower Pit
Related records 10063113

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -98.40201, 26.26955 (WGS84)
Elevation 64
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Citrus City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McAllen(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McAllen(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Laguna Madre(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hidalgo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -98.40201, 26.26955

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner South Texas Construction Co.
    ID 4101476
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Fordyce Co.
    Home office Texas
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALICHE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-OCT-95 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 06/15/1992
MSHA mine ID4101476
Mine name (MSHA)Rachal Quarry & Plant
Current operatorRedland Stone Products Company
Current controller (parent)Redland Plc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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