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Mark West Shale Quarry

Producer in Sonoma county in California, United States with commodity Stone
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  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. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10117514
MAS/MILS ID 0060970226
Record type Site
Current site name Mark West Shale Quarry
Alternate or previous names Mark West Shale Pit and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.65687, 38.55458 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sonoma(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mark West Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Healdsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Russian(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 Sonoma

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008 N 007 W 08 SWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.65687, 38.55458
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mark West Shale Co.
    ID 400600

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRWQCB CDMG BASIN PLANNING AREA 1B (1972)

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTION REPORT DATED 12-12-77

  • Deposit

    MESA LOCATION-- 9.25 MI. NE OF FULTON ON HIGHWAY 101

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBL. 103, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAR-1991 Lowe, Nathan T. 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)

StatusActive since 07/18/1989
MSHA mine ID0400600
Mine name (MSHA)Mark West Quarry
Current operatorBoDean Co Inc
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
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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Authoritative California resources

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