Firwood Pit

Past Producer in Pierce 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10277637
MAS/MILS ID 0530530219
Record type Site
Current site name Firwood Pit
Alternate or previous names Dept of Highways

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.31312, 47.22401 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pierce(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Puyallup(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Puget Sound(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Pierce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 020 N 004 E 16 W2NW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.31312, 47.22401

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Department Of Highways
    Home office Washington
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tim Corliss And Son, Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. IC 48, 1973, P. 67.

  • Deposit

    SURFACE MINING BILLING DATA FILE APPL. NO. 10025.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE APPL. NO. 10498.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-SEP-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.