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Merrill Borrow Pit

Producer in Alpine county in California, United States with commodity Stone
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  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 10138598
MAS/MILS ID 0060030102
Record type Site
Current site name Merrill Borrow Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.70379, 38.60961 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolf Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alpine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010 N 021 E 19 NE SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.70379, 38.60961
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Merrill, Stuart P.
    Year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND SPECIAL PUBL. 103, 1990.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY STONE IS USED AS RIR RAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-APR-91 Lowe, Nathan T. 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)

StatusIntermittent since 10/21/1999
MSHA mine ID0405389
Mine name (MSHA)Merrill Borrow Pit
Current operatorAmacker Constr & Supply
Current controller (parent)Cass Amacker
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (477 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references

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Authoritative California resources

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