West Dowling Road Mill

Producer in Alaska, 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. 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 10283137
MAS/MILS ID 0020850257
Record type Site
Current site name West Dowling Road Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -149.88595, 61.17123 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anchorage(Municipality)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage A-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Anchorage(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 013 N 003 W 31 S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -149.88595, 61.17123

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Municipality

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Central Paving, Inc.
    ID 5001317
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: CENTRAL PAVING, INC. 1301 EAST 64 TH. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99502 TELE: (907) 276-1008

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Mjn 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 02/29/2012
MSHA mine ID5001317
Mine name (MSHA)West Dowling Road Mill
Current operatorGranite Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Granite Construction 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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