Nyssa Pit

Producer in Malheur county in Oregon, 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 10225474
MRDS ID OR01325
MAS/MILS ID 0410450091
Record type Site
Current site name Nyssa Pit
Alternate or previous names Leaseberg Pit and Plant, Leaseberg Pit & Plant
Related records 10051124

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.99429, 43.90297 (WGS84)
Elevation 661
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malheur(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nyssa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Snake-Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Malheur

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 019 S 047 E 20 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.99429, 43.90297

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 Idaho Concrete Pipe Co., Inc.
    ID 3500501
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ontario Asphalt And Concrete, Inc.
    ID 3500501
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 23-0008

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-AUG-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 06/28/2021
MSHA mine ID3500501
Mine name (MSHA)Nyssa Pit
Current operatorClearwater Concrete, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Jeanne M (Seubert) McDonough
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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