Sawyer It

Producer in Pierce county in Washington, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10204715
MAS/MILS ID 0530530120
Record type Site
Current site name Sawyer It
Alternate or previous names Canyon Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.35812, 47.19561 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pierce(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Puyallup(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Puyallup(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Pierce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 020 N 003 E 25 NENE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.35812, 47.19561

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Canyon Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 4500587
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 113.

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. IC 48, 1973, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    MSHA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-SEP-93 Ridenour, James 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 03/01/2001
MSHA mine ID4500587
Mine name (MSHA)CANYON PIT
Current operatorMiles Sand & Gravel Co Inc
Current controller (parent)Walt Miles
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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