Pioneer Talc Operation

Producer in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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 10130506
MAS/MILS ID 0481090016
Record type Site
Current site name Pioneer Talc Operation

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -105.00302, 31.08127 (WGS84)
Elevation 1387
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Allamoore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -105.00302, 31.08127

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 State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pioneer Talc Co.
    ID 4100869
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TALC IS MINED FROM PRECAMBRIAN ALLAMOORE FORMATION

  • Deposit

    KING P B AND P T FLAWN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF THE PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS OF THE VAN HORN AREA

  • Deposit

    TEXAS UNIV TEXAS AT AUSTIN BUR ECON GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    PUB 5301

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-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)

StatusIntermittent since 04/03/2023
MSHA mine ID4100869
Mine name (MSHA)Allamore Mill
Current operatorDal-Tile Corporation
Current controller (parent)Mohawk Industries Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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