| Deposit ID | 10128910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR03088 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410450092 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Mountain Pass Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Mountain Pass Pit |
| Related records | 10051495 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.81789, 42.31237 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Malheur(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Mountain Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Louse Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Crooked-Rattlesnake(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Malheur |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 037 S | 042 E | 32 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -117.81789, 42.31237 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Continental Crushing And Leasing Inc. |
| ID | 3502977 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410450092 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR03088 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3502977 |
MSHA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NINE MILES SOUTH BASQUE STATION,OREGON. THE FINISHED PRODUCT WAS BEING TRUCKED TO BASQUE STATION BY FOUR BELLY DUMP TRUCK TRAILER HAULAGE UNITS TO A STOCK PILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-AUG-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/18/1980 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3502977 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Blue Mountain Pass Pit |
| Current operator | Continental Crushing & Leasing |
| Current controller (parent) | Leo Casey |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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