Meridian Pit

Past Producer in Ada county in Idaho, 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 10143843
MAS/MILS ID 0160010153
Record type Site
Current site name Meridian Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.43317, 43.57958 (WGS84)
Elevation 827
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ada(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meridian(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Ada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003 N 001 W 23 SW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ONE MILE SOUTH OF I-80 ON MERIDIAN-KUNA ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.43317, 43.57958

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 Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Boise Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1001446
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED APRIL 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1985 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 11/17/1983
MSHA mine ID1001446
Mine name (MSHA)Meridian Pit
Current operatorBoise Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Terry Mc Entee; Pat Mc Entee
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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