Shipley Pit

Unknown in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113886
MAS/MILS ID 0040150753
Record type Site
Current site name Shipley Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.37828, 35.48142 (WGS84)
Elevation 1493

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cherokee Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Valentine(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Williams(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 024 N 011 W 12 SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.37828, 35.48142

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mc Kee Robert E Inc
    ID 201680
    Home office Arizona

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-MAY-80 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/11/1987
MSHA mine ID0201680
Mine name (MSHA)Shipley Pit
Current operatorRobert E Mc Kee Inc
Current controller (parent)Santa Fe Pacific Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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