Dresser Minerals Inc Operation

Producer in Bell county in Texas, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10299971
MAS/MILS ID 0480270014
Record type Site
Current site name Dresser Minerals Inc Operation
Alternate or previous names Nolanville Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.5914, 31.1035 (WGS84)
Elevation 238
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bell(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nolanville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Temple(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Leon(hydrologic unit)

Little(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.5914, 31.1035

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
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 Dresser Minerals
    ID 4102248
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dresser Industries Inc.
    ID 4102248
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-80 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 02/26/2004
MSHA mine ID4102248
Mine name (MSHA)FRANKLIN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Current operatorFranklin Industrial Minerals
Current controller (parent)Lhoist Group
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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