Wenatchee Silica Sand Quarry

Past Producer in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodity Silica
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 10159657
MAS/MILS ID 0530070635
Record type Site
Current site name Wenatchee Silica Sand Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -120.33446, 47.38593 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Columbia-Entiat(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Chelan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022 N 020 E 21 C Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -120.33446, 47.38593

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Wenatchee Stone Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960
  • Type Operator
    Owner Wenatchee Silica Products, Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-DEC-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.