Gaines Quarry

Producer in Columbia county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10228475
MAS/MILS ID 0530130029
Record type Site
Current site name Gaines Quarry
Alternate or previous names Columbia County Road Dept

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.98547, 46.34175 (WGS84)
Elevation 543
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Columbia(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dayton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clarkston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walla Walla(hydrologic unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Columbia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 010 N 039 E 18 NWSESW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.98547, 46.34175

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 County

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Columbia County Highway Department
    ID 4500828
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAYTON 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-NOV-92 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 08/12/1998
MSHA mine ID4500828
Mine name (MSHA)GAINES QUARRY
Current operatorColumbia County Road Department
Current controller (parent)Columbia County-WA
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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