Miller Lime Pit

Past Producer in Snohomish 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 10232356
MAS/MILS ID 0530610657
Record type Site
Current site name Miller Lime Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.63481, 47.83041 (WGS84)
Elevation 95
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gold Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Skykomish(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 027 N 009 E 16 N2SWNE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • 3 MILES EAST OF GOLD BAR ON U.S. HIGHWAY NO 2, TURN RIGHT JUST PAST RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER HIGHWAY THEN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE ON GRAVEL ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.63481, 47.83041

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Joplin, William
    ID 4500056
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED JUNE 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-OCT-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 08/13/2001
MSHA mine ID4500056
Mine name (MSHA)BIG BEAR QUARRY
Current operatorRominco Llc
Current controller (parent)Prime Cascade Investments Llc; Barclays North Inc
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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