Widow Creek Quarry

Producer in Lincoln county in Oregon, 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 10298961
MRDS ID OR04554
MAS/MILS ID 0410410046
Record type Site
Current site name Widow Creek Quarry
Alternate or previous names Widow Creek Pit
Related records 10052314

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -123.85812, 45.024 (WGS84)
Elevation 84
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dolph(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yamhill River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Siletz-Yaquina(hydrologic unit)

Northern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 006 S 010 W 25 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -123.85812, 45.024

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status 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 Joseph Kangiser
    ID 3502596
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 21-0049

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-AUG-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 04/29/1985
MSHA mine ID3502596
Mine name (MSHA)Widow Creek Pit
Current operatorGrahn'S Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Grahn Lawrence M
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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