Sims Road Pit

Past Producer in Walla Walla county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10280861
MAS/MILS ID 0530710078
Record type Site
Current site name Sims Road Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.64918, 46.15794 (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

Welland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walla Walla(hydrologic unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Walla Walla

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 008 N 033 E 23 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • SEC 23; T 8N; R 33E; APPROX. 9 MILES NORTH OF TOUCHET.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -118.64918, 46.15794

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 Unknown
    Owner Walla Walla County Road Department
    ID 4502237
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED OCTOBER 1979

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 ID4502237
Mine name (MSHA)Sims Road Pit
Current operatorWalla Walla County Road Department
Current controller (parent)Walla Walla County-Wa
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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