Fordyce Co Chipley Pit and Plant

Producer in Victoria 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10178932
MAS/MILS ID 0484690002
Record type Site
Current site name Fordyce Co Chipley Pit and Plant
Alternate or previous names Chipley Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.03748, 28.79197 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Victoria(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victoria West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goliad(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Guadalupe(hydrologic unit)

Guadalupe(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Victoria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.03748, 28.79197

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
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 Fordyce Co.
    ID 4101071
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-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)

StatusAbandoned since 02/05/1998
MSHA mine ID4101071
Mine name (MSHA)CHIPLEY PLANT
Current operatorFordyce Company
Current controller (parent)Robert W Briggs
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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