Mason Pit

Producer in Mason 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253134
MAS/MILS ID 0530450061
Record type Site
Current site name Mason Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -123.13294, 47.2104 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shelton Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shelton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Puget Sound(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Mason

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 020 N 004 W 24 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Younger glacial drift

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 Mason Materials Co.
    ID 4502282
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Greystone Of Shelton
    ID 4502282
    Home office Washington
    Year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-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)

StatusActive since 05/26/2020
MSHA mine ID4502282
Mine name (MSHA)Shelton Pit
Current operatorMiles Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Walt Miles
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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