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Cabin Canyon Quarry near Medford with Estimated Reserve of 6.6 Million
Tons of Basalt Bedrock, Jackson County, Oregon
128
PUBLISHED RESERVE:
$550,000
LAST ASKING:
$675,000
SIZE:
38± Acres
ELEVATION:
1,900± to 2,200± Feet
DESCRIPTION:
This quarry contains a large deposit of basalt bedrock, meets Oregon Department of
Transportation specifications for road construction, and has produced 1/4”, 3/4”, 1 1/2”, 4”, and pit run,
wall rock and decorative boulders. The quarry is located 24 miles north of Medford, and has access to
Highway 62, Crater Lake Highway, and Highway 234, both of which provide good access to I-5.
AGeo-Technical Reportwas preparedbyMcLucas&Associates in 2014, showing an estimate of remaining
basalt bedrock reserve of 6.6 million tons. Please see copy of report that is available in Supplemental
Information Package.
The Cabin CanyonQuarry property has been operated since the 1980s. Frombetween 2003 and 2011, a total
of 233,982 tons of aggregate was extracted from the quarry, with prices per ton ranging from $6.74 to $8.92.
The property has not been operated during the past three years, and the DOGAMI Surface Mining Permit
#15-0192 is in the process of being renewed, and transferred to the Seller.
The proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project, which is under review by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and other public agencies, if approved, will create demand for up to 240,000
tons of resource for construction of the pipeline which will be located near Trail, Oregon, and the Cabin
Canyon Quarry property, according to the McLucas report.
An estimated 11 acres of the site has been mined, and a pond is located at the extraction area in the
northeast section of the property. A mobile home is on the property. The balance of the tract is covered
with residual timber, and has moderate southeast- and north-facing slopes.
There is access from Highway 62 west on Highway 277, to West Fork Trail Creek Road, and then via an
easement over a BLM gravel road. There is a locked gate, and the quarry is located a mile from the gate.
Additionally, three other private landowners have access to the easement. The Cabin Canyon Quarry
owner is responsible for road maintenance.
LOCATION:
Township 33 South, Range 1 West, Section 30, Tax Lot 5402
SEALED BIDS DUE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM, NOVEMBER 18, 2015
N
Access Road
West Fork of
Trail Creek Road
ZONING:
FR -- Forest Resource
PROPERTY INSPECTION:
Locked gate -- please
call Auction Information Office
FINANCING:
None – All Cash
