Lynch Creek Quarry

Producer in Pierce county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301457
MAS/MILS ID 0530530218
Record type Site
Current site name Lynch Creek Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.24931, 46.87651 (WGS84)
Elevation 302
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pierce(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Kapowsin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Centralia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nisqually(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Pierce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 016 N 004 E 13 W2NENW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • HIGHWAY 161 TO EATONVILLE, LEFT AT FOUR-WAY STOP TO TOP OF HILL, LEFT ABOUT 2 MILES ON WEYERHAEUSE ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.24931, 46.87651

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Dave Shore
    ID 4502016
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAKE KAPOWSIN 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP.

  • Deposit

    WASH DEPT NAT RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE APP NO 011165.

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED OCTOBER 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-SEP-93 Ridenour, James 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)

StatusActive since 03/14/1991
MSHA mine ID4502016
Mine name (MSHA)Lynch Creek Quarry LLC
Current operatorLynch Creek Quarry LLC
Current controller (parent)David G Randles
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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