Airport Pit

Past Producer in Alaska, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135853
MAS/MILS ID 0020580166
Record type Site
Current site name Airport Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -147.85294, 64.80656 (WGS84)
Elevation 131
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 001 S 002 W 24 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -147.85294, 64.80656

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Municipality

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Earthmovers Of Fairbanks
    ID 5001313
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: EARTHMOVERS OF FAIRBANKS 925 AURORA DRIVE FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Mjn 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 04/27/1981
MSHA mine ID5001313
Mine name (MSHA)Airport Pit
Current operatorEarth Movers Of Fairbanks
Current controller (parent)James L Thurman
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 Alaska resources

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