Porter Creek Quarry

Past Producer in Grays Harbor county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179813
MAS/MILS ID 0530270318
Record type Site
Current site name Porter Creek Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -123.20124, 46.984 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grays Harbor(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Capitol Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chehalis River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Chehalis(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Grays Harbor

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 017 N 004 W Washington

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: SECTION 4, T. 17N, R. 4W, NORTHSIDE FO B-1000 ROAD, NORTHSIDE OF SOUTH FORK OF PORTER CREEK. SOUTH ON HWY 12 FROM ELMA TURN OFF AT PORTER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -123.20124, 46.984

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 Unknown

Land status

Ownership category State Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wash. St. Department Of Natural Resources
    ID 4502937
    Home office 1405 Rush Rd, Chehalis, Washington
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. DATED SEPTEMBER 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JAN-93 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 08/17/1982
MSHA mine ID4502937
Mine name (MSHA)Porter Creek Quarry
Current operatorWashington State Department Of Natural Resources
Current controller (parent)State Of Washington
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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