Sulphur Springs Plant

Producer in Hopkins county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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 10251418
MAS/MILS ID 0482230004
Record type Site
Current site name Sulphur Springs Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -95.51415, 33.10185 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hopkins(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sulphur Springs SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Texarkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

White Oak Bayou(hydrologic unit)

Big Cypress-Sulphur(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hopkins

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -95.51415, 33.10185

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
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 Green Refractories Inc., A. P.
    ID 4100235
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co.
    ID 4100235
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EOCENE WILCOX GROUP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 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 05/04/1979
MSHA mine ID4100235
Mine name (MSHA)Sulphur Springs Plant
Current operatorA P Green Refractories Inc
Current controller (parent)USG Corporation
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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