| Deposit ID | 10291761 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0201170004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Rapids Mine & Mill |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -96.64471, 39.71812 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 457 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marshall(county)
Kansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blue Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Manhattan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Big Blue(hydrologic unit)
Big Blue(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kansas(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kansas | Marshall |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -96.64471, 39.71812 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0201170004 |
OWN/OP: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1983 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 03/21/1973 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1400309 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Blue Rapids Mine and Mill |
| Current operator | GP Industrial Plasters LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Koch Industries Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1257 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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