River Bars and Washing

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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278301
MAS/MILS ID 0530730418
Record type Site
Current site name River Bars and Washing
Alternate or previous names Bode's Wash Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.49016, 48.90951 (WGS84)
Elevation 9
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 040 N 002 E 36 NWSESE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.49016, 48.90951

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 Whatcom Builders Supply
    ID 4501954
    Home office Washington
    Year 1969
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rendale Ready Mix And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 4501954
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bode'S Ready Mix And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 4501954
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1993 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 04/30/1985
MSHA mine ID4501954
Mine name (MSHA)River Bars And Washing Plant
Current operatorFerndale Ready Mix & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Larry Van Werven
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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