Kite Pit

Producer in Bexar county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202781
MRDS ID TC36606
MAS/MILS ID 0480290013
Record type Site
Current site name Kite Pit
Alternate or previous names Espey Pit & Plant
Related records 10062996

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.56363, 29.18415 (WGS84)
Elevation 222
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bexar(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thelma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Medina(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.56363, 29.18415

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 Operator
    Owner Espey Silica Sand Co.
    ID 4101622
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Edwin Espey
    ID 4101622
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 7-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Stringer 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 10/25/1984
MSHA mine ID4101622
Mine name (MSHA)Kite Pit
Current operatorEspey Silica Sand Company
Current controller (parent)Edwin E Espey Jr
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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