Oteco Pit & Mill

Past Producer in Alaska, 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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282565
MAS/MILS ID 0020940002
Record type Site
Current site name Oteco Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -151.07202, 60.50089 (WGS84)
Elevation 38
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kenai C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kenai NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kenai C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 005 N 010 W 29 C N2N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -151.07202, 60.50089

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 Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Peninsula Aggregates
    ID 5000547
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Oteco, Inc.
    ID 5000547
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IC8626

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Clm 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 02/11/1991
MSHA mine ID5000547
Mine name (MSHA)Oteco Pit & Plant
Current operatorOteco Inc
Current controller (parent)Oregon Tractor & Equipment Company Inc
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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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