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Upper Samish Pit

Producer in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10228549
MAS/MILS ID 0530570145
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Samish Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.24515, 48.58561 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sedro-Woolley North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Strait of Georgia(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036 N 004 E 25 NWNW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • 1 1/2 MILES EAST OF S.R. NO 9 ON UPPER SAMISH ROAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.24515, 48.58561
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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 Skagit County Road Department
    ID 4502643
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED MARCH 1979

  • Deposit

    WASH DEPT OF NAT RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE APP NO 11351

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 11/14/1979
MSHA mine ID4502643
Mine name (MSHA)Upper Samish Pit
Current operatorSkagit County Road Department
Current controller (parent)Skagit County-Wa
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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