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1/2 Mile Base Town Quarry

Past 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185819
MAS/MILS ID 0021310001
Record type Site
Current site name 1/2 Mile Base Town Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -152.43575, 57.78412 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Kodiak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 028 S 019 W 06 W2NWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -152.43575, 57.78412
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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 Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Welborn Construction Co.
    ID 5000504
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TYPE OF MINERALS HOLDINGS - MUNICIPAL LEASE, CITY OF KODIAK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 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 11/13/1979
MSHA mine ID5000504
Mine name (MSHA)Base Town Road Quarry
Current operatorWelborn Construction Company
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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