Smith River Pit and Mill

Past Producer in Del Norte county in California, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076516
MRDS ID W023556
Record type Site
Current site name Smith River Pit and Mill
Related records 10236232

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.13283, 41.87704 (WGS84)
Elevation 6

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Smith River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smith(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Del Norte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
017N 001W 12 California

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CRESCENT CITY 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.13283, 41.87704

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA RPRT NO S-2,IDNTFCTN NO 04-01871,10-7-75,PHOENIX,ARIZONA;

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/16/2012
MSHA mine ID0401871
Mine name (MSHA)Smith River Pit & Mill
Current operatorGranite Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Granite Construction Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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