Abbie Welch Rock Pit

Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Stone
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 10217174
MAS/MILS ID 0160490614
Record type Site
Current site name Abbie Welch Rock Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.9799, 46.14207 (WGS84)
Elevation 381
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 032 N 004 E 05 NENWSE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.9799, 46.14207

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Welch, Abie O.
    ID 1001381
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE FILE REFERENCE MARCH 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-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 01/28/1983
MSHA mine ID1001381
Mine name (MSHA)Abie Welch Rock Pit
Current operatorAbie O Welch
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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