Kosse Bulk & Bag Plant

Producer in Limestone county in Texas, United States with commodities Kaolin, 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 10276188
MAS/MILS ID 0482930004
Record type Site
Current site name Kosse Bulk & Bag Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -96.62248, 31.30659 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Limestone(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kosse East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Marlin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Brazos-Little Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Limestone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -96.62248, 31.30659

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
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 Operator
    Owner Dresser Minerals
    ID 4102388
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dresser Industries Inc
    ID 4102388
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EOCENE SIMSBORO FORMATION

  • Deposit

    SANDY KAOLIN SEPARATED INTO KADLIN AND GLASS SAND

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 1-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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 10/24/1978
MSHA mine ID4102388
Mine name (MSHA)Kosse Bulk And Bag Plant
Current operatorDresser Minerals Division
Current controller (parent)Dresser Industries Inc
Mine typeFacility (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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