Imperial Pit

Producer in Pecos county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10153948
MRDS ID TC36721
MAS/MILS ID 0483710005
Record type Site
Current site name Imperial Pit
Related records 10107144

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -102.65735, 31.30878 (WGS84)
Elevation 730
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pecos(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Imperial(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crane(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pecos(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pecos-Red Bluff Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Pecos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Alluvium

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Trans Pecos Materials
    ID 4102688
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 Stringer 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 08/25/1988
MSHA mine ID4102688
Mine name (MSHA)Imperial Pit & Plant
Current operatorCapitol Aggregates Inc
Current controller (parent)Zachry Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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