Harkrider Pit

Producer in Dallas county in Texas, United States with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica
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 10226901
MAS/MILS ID 0481130018
Record type Site
Current site name Harkrider Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -96.62308, 32.56826 (WGS84)
Elevation 124
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dallas(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

India(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Dallas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -96.62308, 32.56826

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Harkrider, William Co. Contractor
    ID 4102247
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 8-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-NOV-1983 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 04/10/1986
MSHA mine ID4102247
Mine name (MSHA)Byrd Pit #1
Current operatorByrd Ranch Inc
Current controller (parent)Prevot A
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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