Houston Clay Pit and Plant

Unknown in Harris county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130525
MAS/MILS ID 0482010033
Record type Site
Current site name Houston Clay Pit and Plant
Alternate or previous names Plant and Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.22523, 29.82304 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harris(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jacinto City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo-San Jacinto(hydrologic unit)

San Jacinto(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Harris

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.22523, 29.82304

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
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 Houston Brick And Tile
    ID 4100278
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-80 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 11/21/1988
MSHA mine ID4100278
Mine name (MSHA)Houston Brick And Tile Company
Current operatorHouston Brick & Tile Company
Current controller (parent)Schweinle Robert C
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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