Shuksan Quarry

Past Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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 10278201
MAS/MILS ID 0530730156
Record type Site
Current site name Shuksan Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.78314, 48.91231 (WGS84)
Elevation 785
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bearpaw Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nooksack(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 N 008 E 33 W2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • OUTCROPS OF THIS STONE ARE REPORTED IN SECS. 5 AND 6, T. 39 N., R. 8 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.78314, 48.91231

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Wenatchee Stone Co.
    ID 4502920
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1993 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 05/23/1984
MSHA mine ID4502920
Mine name (MSHA)Shuksan Pit
Current operatorC Martin Trucking Inc
Current controller (parent)Martin C Trucking 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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