Old Corral Pit

Producer in Spokane county in Washington, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253476
MAS/MILS ID 0530630394
Record type Site
Current site name Old Corral Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.40938, 47.77405 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spokane(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dartford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Spokane(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Spokane

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 026 N 043 E 05 S2SWSW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCAT: ON MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH OF HASTINGS RD. PIT USED INTERMITTENTLY FOR LOCAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. PIT EXTENDS INTO SESE QUARTER SEC 6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.40938, 47.77405

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Date of Last Modification 950207

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit

Land status

Ownership category County

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Spokane County Road Department
    ID 4502006
    Home office Washington
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, ART I, VOL. 1,

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit This gravel pit adjoins my home (Doug Causey). It is still active in 2007. Sand and gravel is screened and larger rocks crushed. The worked area is re-graded at the end of every season so no unstable walls are left.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-FEB-95 Causey, J. Douglas 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 09/15/1981
MSHA mine ID4502006
Mine name (MSHA)Old Corral Pit No 63-5
Current operatorSpokane County Road Department
Current controller (parent)Spokane County - Wa
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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