Box Canyon Pit & Plant

Producer in Potter 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. 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 10226833
MAS/MILS ID 0483750005
Record type Site
Current site name Box Canyon Pit & Plant
Alternate or previous names Gilvin Terrell Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -101.63514, 35.37508 (WGS84)
Elevation 1088
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potter(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Berry Sand Draw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amarillo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Amarillo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Meredith(hydrologic unit)

Middle Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Potter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Ogallala Formation

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 Operator
    Owner Panhandle Gravel West Inc
    ID 4101128
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gilvin Terrell Inc
    ID 4101128
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 4102808 ALSO

  • Deposit

    SAND AND GRAVEL FROM PLIOCENE OGALLALA FM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-93 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 11/20/2000
MSHA mine ID4101128
Mine name (MSHA)BOX CANYON PLANT
Current operatorHanson Aggregates West Inc
Current controller (parent)Hanson PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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