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Glacier Pit & Portable Mill

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185302
MAS/MILS ID 0020860004
Record type Site
Current site name Glacier Pit & Portable Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -146.17335, 61.151 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 005 W 29 C NWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -146.17335, 61.151
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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 Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Harris Sand And Gravel
    ID 5000692
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PIT OWNED BY CITY OF VALDEZ, OPERATED BY HARRIS S & GRAVEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Clm 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)

StatusIntermittent since 06/13/1979
MSHA mine ID5000692
Mine name (MSHA)Glacier Pit
Current operatorKnik Construction
Current controller (parent)Lynden Inc
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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