Spalding Pit

Producer in Nez Perce 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 10192729
MAS/MILS ID 0160690042
Record type Site
Current site name Spalding Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.97964, 46.43376 (WGS84)
Elevation 241
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lewiston Orchards North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orofino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 036 N 005 W 28 SW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MILES EAST OF LEWISTON, IDAHO, ON HIGHWAY NO 12

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.97964, 46.43376

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 Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Murphy Brothers, Inc.
    ID 1001412
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED AUGUST 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 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 01/09/1980
MSHA mine ID1001412
Mine name (MSHA)Spalding Pit
Current operatorMurphy Brothers Inc
Current controller (parent)W O Murphy
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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