Nisqually Pit

Producer in Thurston 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10132086
MAS/MILS ID 0530670074
Record type Site
Current site name Nisqually Pit
Alternate or previous names Nisqually Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.70683, 47.0481 (WGS84)
Elevation 34
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thurston(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nisqually(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nisqually(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Thurston

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 018 N 001 E 17 SENW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.70683, 47.0481

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Holroyd Land Co., Inc.
    ID 4500637
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Holroyd Land Co., Inc.
    ID 4500637
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P. 118.

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. IC 48, 1973, P. 51.

  • Deposit

    MESA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JAN-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)

StatusActive since 12/04/1985
MSHA mine ID4500637
Mine name (MSHA)Nisqually Pit
Current operatorHolroyd Co Inc
Current controller (parent)Stephen Nielsen
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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