Maury Island Pit

Past Producer in King county in Washington, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10131975
MAS/MILS ID 0530330114
Record type Site
Current site name Maury Island Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.40682, 47.3734 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tacoma North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022 N 003 E 22 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • DIRECTIONS TO THE PIT, GIVEN BY MSHA, ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1.3 MILES EAST OF PORTAGE-DOCTON ROAD ON 248TH AVE. SW, THEN 0.2 MILES ON 244TH AVE. SW TO PIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.40682, 47.3734

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Glacier Sand And Gravel Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Willamette Western Corp.
    ID 4500603
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Pacific Construction Materials Co
    ID 4500603
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. IC 48, 1973, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    WASH DEPT OF NAT RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE APP NO 10290

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED DEC 1979

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED AUG 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-FEB-1994 Ridenour, James 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 08/13/2001
MSHA mine ID4500603
Mine name (MSHA)MOSES LAKE PIT & PLANT
Current operatorBasin Asphalt Company
Current controller (parent)Albert E DeAtley
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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External references