Grayson Pit

Past Producer in McLennan county in Texas, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232439
MAS/MILS ID 0483090004
Record type Site
Current site name Grayson Pit
Alternate or previous names Bosque Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -97.24, 31.60238 (WGS84)
Elevation 154
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McLennan(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waco West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Bosque(hydrologic unit)

Middle Brazos-Bosque(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas McLennan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -97.24, 31.60238

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bosque Gravel Co
    ID 4102708
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-1979 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 06/12/1995
MSHA mine ID4102708
Mine name (MSHA)Bosque Gravel
Current operatorBosque Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Darnell James W
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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