Sw 10 Pit

Past Producer in Whatcom 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253973
MAS/MILS ID 0530730203
Record type Site
Current site name Sw 10 Pit
Alternate or previous names Van Werven Pit, Van Boven Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.37906, 48.90481 (WGS84)
Elevation 31
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lynden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nooksack(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039 N 003 E 02 NWNENE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • RT. 544 POLE ROAD; 0.7 MILES WEST OF EVERSON-GOSHEN ROAD. SEC.2; T 39N; R 3E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Younger glacial drift

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Starkenburg And Wiersma
    ID 4502638
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Vanwerven, William A.
    ID 4502638
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner John Van Boven
    ID 4502638
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED MARCH 1979

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 011133.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 011966.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-93 Ridenour, James 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 06/13/1996
MSHA mine ID4502638
Mine name (MSHA)S W Pit & Plant
Current operatorStarkenburg & Wiersma
Current controller (parent)Alvin W Starkenburg
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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