Balke Pit

Producer in Gallatin county in Montana, 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10196745
MAS/MILS ID 0300310122
Record type Site
Current site name Balke Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.14644, 45.76131 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belgrade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallatin(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Gallatin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 S 005 E 07 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.14644, 45.76131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Figgins Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 2400959
    Home office Montana
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-92 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 10/30/2002
MSHA mine ID2400959
Mine name (MSHA)Balke Pit
Current operatorFiggins Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Willie J Figgins
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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