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Blue Creek Quarry

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156329
MAS/MILS ID 0530650851
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Creek Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.7928, 48.32985 (WGS84)
Elevation 926
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Addy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chewelah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colville(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 033 N 040 E 29 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • OFF IMMEL ROAD, 2.4 MILES EAST OF U.S. HWY 395

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.7928, 48.32985
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northwest Alloys, Inc.
    ID 4502124
    Year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1990, WA. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    NEWSLETTER, V. 18, NO. 1, P. 11, 12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-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)

StatusAbandoned since 01/17/1991
MSHA mine ID4502124
Mine name (MSHA)Blue Creek Quarry
Current operatorNorthwest Alloys Inc
Current controller (parent)Alcoa Inc
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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