Lincoln County Pit

Producer in Lincoln 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. 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 10192457
MAS/MILS ID 0160630010
Record type Site
Current site name Lincoln County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.3095, 43.1952 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shoshone Ice Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003 S 018 E 03 W2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 15 MILES NORTH OF SHOSHONE, IDAHO AND EAST OF STATE HWY 75. PROPERTY PLOTTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY ON HALEY, 1:250,000 QUAD; MAP IS FOUND IN BLAINE COUNTY ON MINE MAPS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.3095, 43.1952

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Twin Falls Construction Co.
    ID 1001303
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED NOVEMBER 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 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 11/07/1979
MSHA mine ID1001303
Mine name (MSHA)Lincoln County Pit
Current operatorTwin Falls Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Duane S Schrank
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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