Paffile Pit

Past Producer in Nez Perce county in Idaho, 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 10169078
MAS/MILS ID 0160690039
Record type Site
Current site name Paffile Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -117.01574, 46.41456 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clarkston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clarkston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 036 N 005 W 31 C Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 3/4 MILES NORTH OF PAFFILE TRUCKING FIRM ON HIGHWAY 12

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -117.01574, 46.41456

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Atlas Sand And Rock
    ID 1001433

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PROPERTY DATED JAN 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-85 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 05/25/1983
MSHA mine ID1001433
Mine name (MSHA)Paffile Pit
Current operatorAtlas Sand & Rock Inc
Current controller (parent)Eucon Corporation
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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