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Southwest Neets Bay Quarry

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10161130
MAS/MILS ID 0021200169
Record type Site
Current site name Southwest Neets Bay Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -131.66849, 55.76645 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ketchikan Gateway(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ketchikan(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 070 S 090 E 30 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -131.66849, 55.76645
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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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Isco, Inc.
    ID 5001351
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: ISCO, INC. POUCH Q KETCHIKAN, ALASKA 99901 TELE: (907) 225-4263

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 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 04/26/1985
MSHA mine ID5001351
Mine name (MSHA)Southwest Neets Bay Quarry
Current operatorIsco Inc
Current controller (parent)Hildre Edwin
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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