White River

Past Producer in King county in Washington, United States with commodity Silica
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10204788
MAS/MILS ID 0530330938
Record type Site
Current site name White River
Alternate or previous names Superior Quarry, Denny Renton Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.8612, 47.16371 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cyclone Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Puyallup(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 019 N 007 E 01 NW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.8612, 47.16371

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Denny-Renton Clay And Coal Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1957
  • Type Operator
    Owner Manufacturers Mineral Co., Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ash Grove Cement West, Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-FEB-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.