Askin Pit

Producer in Lewis county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10305823
MAS/MILS ID 0530410155
Record type Site
Current site name Askin Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.83732, 46.4329 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Toledo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)

Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Lewis

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 011 N 001 W 17 SESW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • .5 MILE SOUTH OF TOLEDO, WA. VIA STATE HIGHWAY 505 EAST (I-5 EXIT 80)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Alluvium

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Askin, Nick
    ID 4502027
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA SURFACE MIN. BILLING DATA FILE (MICROFILM) W BUM & G

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED JULY 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-AUG-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)

StatusAbandoned since 09/10/2001
MSHA mine ID4502027
Mine name (MSHA)ASKIN PIT
Current operatorToledo Sand & Redi-Mix
Current controller (parent)Luke Askin
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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