Crystal Springs Pit

Past Producer in Kittitas county in Washington, 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179885
MAS/MILS ID 0530370168
Record type Site
Current site name Crystal Springs Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.31899, 47.30562 (WGS84)
Elevation 738
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stampede Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 021 N 012 E 15 SESESE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.31899, 47.30562

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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. M. Johnson Inc.
    ID 4502770
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980
  • Type Operator
    Owner Department Of Highways
    Home office Washington
  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Forest Service
    Home office Washington
  • Type Operator
    Owner Burlington Northern Railroad
    Home office Washington

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED JULY 1980.

  • Deposit

    SURFACE MINING BILLING DATA FILE MICROFILM NO. APPL. 010214.

  • Deposit

    SURFACE MINING BILLING DATA FILE MICROFILM NO. APPL. 010876.

  • Deposit

    WA. STATE. SURFACE MINE BILLING DATA, 5/75.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRAVELING EAST ON I90 TAKE EXIT 62 (STAMPEDE PASS) GO SOUTH ON FOREST SERVICE ROAD 212, .5 MILE PAST CAMPGROUND AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Causey, J. Douglas 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 08/29/1980
MSHA mine ID4502770
Mine name (MSHA)Crystal Springs Pit
Current operatorU S Forest Service
Current controller (parent)United States Government
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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