Fortuna Wash Pit

Producer in Yuma county in Arizona, 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 10283853
MRDS ID TC10230
MAS/MILS ID 0040270058
Record type Site
Current site name Fortuna Wash Pit
Related records 10060247

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.33578, 32.56479 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yuma(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fortuna Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yuma Desert(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USAF(Federal land areas administered by USAF)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yuma

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 010 S 020 W 08 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.33578, 32.56479

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Military Reservation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner H. And S Developers
    ID 201804
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT 1978

  • Deposit

    US MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-FEB-1995 Admr 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 01/01/2023
MSHA mine ID0201804
Mine name (MSHA)Fortuna Wash Pit
Current operatorH & S Developers Inc
Current controller (parent)Sandra Braden; Paula Capestro
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 Arizona resources

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