Dedear Quarry

Producer in Williamson county in Texas, United States with commodity Calcium
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 10202717
MRDS ID TC38706
MAS/MILS ID 0484910006
Record type Site
Current site name Dedear Quarry
Alternate or previous names Dedear Pit
Related records 10064358

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.70701, 30.50631 (WGS84)
Elevation 236
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Williamson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Round Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Taylor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Austin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Gabriel(hydrologic unit)

Little(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Williamson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.70701, 30.50631

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 Austin White Lime Co.
    ID 4100001
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOWER CRETACEOUS EDWARDS LIMESTONE

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)

StatusAbandoned since 08/05/2024
MSHA mine ID4100001
Mine name (MSHA)McNeil Plant & Quarry
Current operatorAustin White Lime Company, Ltd.
Current controller (parent)Robinson Family Management
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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