Howe Pit & Plant

Producer in Hays 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 10203390
MRDS ID TC36695
MAS/MILS ID 0482090001
Record type Site
Current site name Howe Pit & Plant
Related records 10063072

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -97.86611, 30.07083 (WGS84)
Elevation 223
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hays(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buda(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Austin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Austin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Austin-Travis Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hays

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -97.86611, 30.07083

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 Centex Materials Corp.
    ID 4102241
    Home office Texas

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1980 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)

StatusActive since 08/01/1974
MSHA mine ID4102241
Mine name (MSHA)Buda Quarry
Current operatorCentex Materials llc
Current controller (parent)Eagle Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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