| Deposit ID | 10010876 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004922 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pikeview Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Pikeview Mine Lennox Breed Quarry, Lennox Breed Quarry, Pikeview Mine, Castle Concrete Mine, Kiewit Western Corp. |
| Related records | 10166838 |
| Point of reference | Centroid |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.89026, 38.93543 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2268 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | Coordinates are for approx. center of disturbed area on 2013 satellite imagery. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Paso(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cascade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Colorado Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fountain(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | El Paso |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 13S | 67W | 9 | E2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Stone | Primary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Limestone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Centroid (1) | -104.89026, 38.93543 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | Operated intermittently till 1960. Reopened in 1969. Closed in 2009. Reopened in 2013. |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
| Area name | Pike National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Castle Concrete (owned by Transit Mix Aggregates) |
| Year | 2013 |
| First year | 1969 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Peter Kiewit and Sons |
| Year | 2013 |
| Last year | 1960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004922 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 804100251 | Merged and deleted newMRDS 10166838. |
MINOBRAS 1974
Vogrin, Bill, 2013, It's a dynamite rebirth for Pikeview Quarry after rockslide-induced slumber: Colorado Springs Gazette, July 7, 2013. Accessed 7/8/13 at http://blogs.gazette.com/sidestreets/2013/07/07/its-a-dynamite-rebirth-for-pikeview-quarry-after-rockslide-induced-slumber/
USDA Forest Service, 2013, Pikeview Quarry decision notice and finding of no significant impact: Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, website: accessed 7/8/13 at http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/maps-pubs/?cid=fsm9_032623.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | 100 minable acres on a 190-acre tract. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1980-06-01 | Foord, Suzann C | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 2013-07-08 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10166838 based on news article that mine is reopening. |
| Reporter | 1983-11-17 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0804100241 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/01/2020 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0501443 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | PIKE VIEW QUARRY |
| Current operator | Castle Concrete Aggregates |
| Current controller (parent) | Continental Materials Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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