Shallow Ford Pit

Producer in Bell county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10305526
MAS/MILS ID 0480270007
Record type Site
Current site name Shallow Ford Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -97.3231, 31.0846 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bell(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Temple(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Temple(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little(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
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -97.3231, 31.0846

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 Shallow Ford Const Co
    ID 4101142
  • Type Operator
    Owner Drake, Charles
    ID 4101142
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-80 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 07/11/2000
MSHA mine ID4101142
Mine name (MSHA)SHALLOW FORD PIT
Current operatorShallow Ford Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Connie Spiegel
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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