Baker Pit

Producer in Hutchinson 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202702
MAS/MILS ID 0482330002
Record type Site
Current site name Baker Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -101.43604, 35.65478 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hutchinson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Borger(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borger(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Amarillo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Canadian-Spring(hydrologic unit)

Middle Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hutchinson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Ogallala Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner E. P. Baker Corp.
    ID 4102645
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-80 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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 08/21/1987
MSHA mine ID4102645
Mine name (MSHA)Big Creek Ranch Pit
Current operatorBig Creek Sand and Gravel, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Dwight Elton Rice
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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