Vance Pit

Producer in Multnomah county in Oregon, 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 10250797
MRDS ID OR01258
MAS/MILS ID 0410510068
Record type Site
Current site name Vance Pit
Alternate or previous names Gresham Sand & Gravel Co
Related records 10051065

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.46589, 45.50701 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Multnomah(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Willamette(hydrologic unit)

Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)

Willamette(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Multnomah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 001 S 003 E 05 SWNWSE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

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 County

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gresham Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3500495
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. SPECIAL PAPER 3, 1978,

  • Deposit

    PLATE 3, MAP NO. 43.

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 26-0003

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-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)

StatusIntermittent since 05/24/2023
MSHA mine ID3500495
Mine name (MSHA)METRO PORTABLE #4
Current operatorKnife River Corporation-Northwest
Current controller (parent)Knife River Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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