Mercer Pit & Plant

Producer in Caldwell 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 10154576
MAS/MILS ID 0480550002
Record type Site
Current site name Mercer Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.78921, 29.79334 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldwell(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Martindale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Marcos(hydrologic unit)

Guadalupe(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Caldwell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.78921, 29.79334

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Roland Ingram
    ID 4102866
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-80 Rlw 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 12/22/1980
MSHA mine ID4102866
Mine name (MSHA)Mercer Pit And Plant
Current operatorCentex Ingram Inc
Current controller (parent)Ingram Rowland
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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