Stephens Pit

Producer in Ellis county in Texas, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10299799
MAS/MILS ID 0481390008
Record type Site
Current site name Stephens Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.03359, 32.49736 (WGS84)
Elevation 213

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ellis(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Venus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cleburne(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dallas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower West Fork Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Upper Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Ellis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.03359, 32.49736

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Brown And Blakney Construction Co.
    ID 4102865
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1980 Rlw 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 07/09/1979
MSHA mine ID4102865
Mine name (MSHA)Stephens Pit
Current operatorBrown & Blakney Construction Co
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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