Valley T Pit

Past Producer in King 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 10277587
MAS/MILS ID 0530331092
Record type Site
Current site name Valley T Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.26262, 47.32291 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Poverty Bay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Duwamish(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 021 N 004 E Washington

Comments on the location information

  • SEC 11; T21 R4E (NEAR STANDARD PIT) WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY 181

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.26262, 47.32291

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 Valley Topsoil Co.
    ID 4502824
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED JULY 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-93 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 08/08/1980
MSHA mine ID4502824
Mine name (MSHA)Valley T Pit
Current operatorValley Topsoil Inc
Current controller (parent)Traverso David
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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