Better Concrete Pit & Plant

Past Producer in Alaska, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161412
MAS/MILS ID 0020940003
Record type Site
Current site name Better Concrete Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -151.16932, 60.54529 (WGS84)
Elevation 14
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kenai C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kenai NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kenai C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 005 N 011 W 11 NENWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -151.16932, 60.54529

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Better Concrete Products
    ID 5000240
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IC8626

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Clm 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 04/29/1985
MSHA mine ID5000240
Mine name (MSHA)Better Concrete Pit & Plant
Current operatorBetter Concrete Products
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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