Sag River No. 20 Pit

Past Producer in Alaska, 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. 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 10257321
MAS/MILS ID 0020060013
Record type Site
Current site name Sag River No. 20 Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -148.37041, 70.20952 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beechey Point A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Beechey Point S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beechey Point C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sagavanirktok River(hydrologic unit)

Prudhoe Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Umiat 010 N 015 E 20 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -148.37041, 70.20952

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 State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Alaska
    ID 5001250
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner Frontier Rock And Sand
    ID 5001250
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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 06/08/1979
MSHA mine ID5001250
Mine name (MSHA)Sag River #20 Pit
Current operatorFrontier Rock & Sand
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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