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Browns Hill Quarry

Producer in Alaska, 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. 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 10160502
MAS/MILS ID 0020580096
Record type Site
Current site name Browns Hill Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.47513, 64.82887 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(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-1(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 001 E 13 SWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.47513, 64.82887
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Yutan Construction Co.
    ID 5001231
    Year 1986

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: YUTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BOX 1775 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 456-5650 (TOWN) TELE: (907) 488-9290 (QUARRY)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Dwb 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 10/01/2024
MSHA mine ID5001231
Mine name (MSHA)Brice Inc. Portable #A
Current operatorBrice Incorporated
Current controller (parent)Calista Corporation
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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