South Coast Plant

Plant in Alaska, 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 10282608
MAS/MILS ID 0021200167
Record type Site
Current site name South Coast Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -131.71847, 55.37194 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ketchikan Gateway(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ketchikan(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 075 S 090 E 15 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) KJgn

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Olsen And Sons, Ltd.
    ID 5001407
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Unknown 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 04/26/1985
MSHA mine ID5001407
Mine name (MSHA)South Coast Plant
Current operatorSouth Coast Inc
Current controller (parent)Richard Standerfer
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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