Houston Cement Plant

Producer in Harris county in Texas, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154220
MAS/MILS ID 0482010035
Record type Site
Current site name Houston Cement Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.28913, 29.74714 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
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

Park Place(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
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.28913, 29.74714

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
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 Lone Star Industries, Inc.
    ID 4100284
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-1980 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 01/05/1984
MSHA mine ID4100284
Mine name (MSHA)Houston Cement Plant
Current operatorLone Star Industries Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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