| Deposit ID | 10251411 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0482010061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Houston Plant Bauxite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.43884, 30.08443 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 37 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harris(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Conroe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Beaumont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring(hydrologic unit)
San Jacinto(hydrologic accounting unit)
Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Harris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -95.43884, 30.08443 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. |
| ID | 4102721 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0482010061 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4102721 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-SEP-1996 | Rlw | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/17/1985 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4102721 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Houston Plant (Manchester) |
| Current operator | Stauffer Chemical Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Unilever United States Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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