Pit No. 5 Station 79+00

Past Producer in Alaska, 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. 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 10258238
MAS/MILS ID 0021170138
Record type Site
Current site name Pit No. 5 Station 79+00
Alternate or previous names Furnish Rock

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -133.70191, 56.87053 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wade Hampton(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Petersburg D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 058 S 074 E 02 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -133.70191, 56.87053

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Soderberg Logging And Construction Co.
    ID 5001295
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Dwb 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 04/26/1985
MSHA mine ID5001295
Mine name (MSHA)Pit #5 Station 79+00
Current operatorSoderberg Logging & Construction Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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