Unnamed Pit

Past Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10131893
MAS/MILS ID 0530730160
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Pit
Alternate or previous names Pacific Concrete Pit, City of Bellingham Street Dept.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.50186, 48.7679 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ferndale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Strait of Georgia(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 038 N 002 E 24 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.50186, 48.7679

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lund Gravel Co.
    ID 4500503
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960
  • Type Operator
    Owner Pacific Concrete Industries
    ID 4500503
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 119.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 010286.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 010592.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-93 Ridenour, James 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 01/15/1981
MSHA mine ID4500503
Mine name (MSHA)Axton Pit
Current operatorCity Of Bellingham
Current controller (parent)City Of Bellingham-Wa
Mine typeSurface (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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