Crane Pit

Producer in Jefferson county in Colorado, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215078
MAS/MILS ID 0080590228
Record type Site
Current site name Crane Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.13998, 40.03109 (WGS84)
Elevation 1722
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boulder(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Niwot(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 003 S 070 W 24 NW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.13998, 40.03109

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 Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mobile Premix Concrete, Inc
    ID 503205
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-1979 Yancey U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/19/1993
MSHA mine ID0503205
Mine name (MSHA)Crane Pit
Current operatorMobile Premix Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Redland Plc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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