Dunn Pit and Plant

Past Producer in Deschutes county in Oregon, United States with commodity Pumice
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 10298697
MRDS ID OR05494
MAS/MILS ID 0410170006
Record type Site
Current site name Dunn Pit and Plant
Related records 10052697

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.18302, 44.32953 (WGS84)
Elevation 896
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Deschutes(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Redmond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Crooked(hydrologic unit)

Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Deschutes

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 014 S 013 E 28 NW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: 3 MI. NORTH OF REDMOND ON HWY 97; LEFT ON NW GALLOWAY ST. PROCEED .25 MI; THEN LEFT ON NW 10TH .5 MI; 2ND DRIVEWAY ON LEFT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.18302, 44.32953

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Crooked River Construction 1515 W. Antler Redmond, Ore.
    ID 3503089
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Don R. Dunn
    ID 3503089
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 09-0030

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUN-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 11/04/1981
MSHA mine ID3503089
Mine name (MSHA)Dunn Pit & Plant
Current operatorCrooked River Construction
Current controller (parent)Don R Dunn
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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