Voca Pit & Plant

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 10153966
MRDS ID TC36520
MAS/MILS ID 0483070005
Record type Site
Current site name Voca Pit & Plant
Alternate or previous names Voca Wet Plant and Pits
Related records 10062919

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
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

Plant (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 Texas Mining Co
    ID 4101003
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Oglebay, Norton And Co.
    ID 4101003
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMBRIAN HICKORY FORMATION

  • Deposit

    HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SAND

  • Deposit

    REVISED 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)

StatusActive since 03/06/1972
MSHA mine ID4101003
Mine name (MSHA)Voca South
Current operatorP.W. Gillibrand of Texas, LLC.
Current controller (parent)Celine L Gillibrand Trust
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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