Humorist Pit

Past Producer in Walla Walla county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone
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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278322
MAS/MILS ID 0530710085
Record type Site
Current site name Humorist Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.95779, 46.21044 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Walla Walla(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Humorist(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Columbia-Lake Wallula(hydrologic unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Walla Walla

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 008 N 031 E 05 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • SEC 5, T 8N, R 31E WM. APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES EAST ON HUMORIST RD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.95779, 46.21044

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Walla Walla County Road Department
    ID 4502866
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED NOV 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-92 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 08/09/1982
MSHA mine ID4502866
Mine name (MSHA)Humorist Pit
Current operatorWalla Walla County Road Department
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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