Rock Creek Quarry

Past Producer in Wahkiakum county in Washington, United States with commodity Stone
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 10278581
MAS/MILS ID 0530690019
Record type Site
Current site name Rock Creek Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -123.33843, 46.2254 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wahkiakum(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nassa Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Astoria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Columbia-Clatskanie(hydrologic unit)

Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Wahkiakum

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 009 N 005 W 32 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • FOUR MILES NORTH ON HIGHWAY 407.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -123.33843, 46.2254

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 Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Burns Rock Co.
    ID 4502761
    Home office Washington
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED AUGUST 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-OCT-92 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 04/30/1985
MSHA mine ID4502761
Mine name (MSHA)Rock Creek Quarry
Current operatorBurns Rock Company
Current controller (parent)Leroy Burns
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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