Pink Chips Prospect

Prospect in Hudspeth 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 10153979
MRDS ID W701250
MAS/MILS ID 0482290041
Record type Site
Current site name Pink Chips Prospect
Related records 10096720

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.00632, 31.13517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1448
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

Bean Hills(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 Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.00632, 31.13517

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
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 Pioneer Talc Co.
    ID 4100869
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRECAMBRIAN ALLAMOORE FOUNDATION TALC SCHIST

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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