Sanders and Young Pit

Producer in Benton 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179908
MAS/MILS ID 0530050131
Record type Site
Current site name Sanders and Young Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.08, 46.15454 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pasco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Richland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Columbia-Lake Wallula(hydrologic unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Benton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 008 N 030 E Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.08, 46.15454

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Spoelstra Brothers,Inc.
    ID 4502601
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-OCT-92 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 11/01/1980
MSHA mine ID4502601
Mine name (MSHA)Sanders & Young Pit & Plant
Current operatorSanders & Young
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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