Gainesville Sand and Gravel Pit

Producer in Cooke county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227315
MAS/MILS ID 0480970003
Record type Site
Current site name Gainesville Sand and Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Thompson Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -97.2664, 33.75573 (WGS84)
Elevation 229
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cooke(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marysville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gainesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmers-Mud(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Cooke

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -97.2664, 33.75573

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 Gainesville Sand And Gravel
    ID 4102175
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Charlie Davis
    ID 4102175
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-80 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 03/04/1994
MSHA mine ID4102175
Mine name (MSHA)Thompson Pit
Current operatorGainesville Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Hanson PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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