South Peeks Pit

Past Producer in Washoe county in Nevada, 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 10125364
MAS/MILS ID 0320310241
Record type Site
Current site name South Peeks Pit
Alternate or previous names Peek Realty Lemmon Valley Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.78161, 39.68599 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reno NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Honey-Eagle Lakes(hydrologic unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021 N 020 E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PIT WAS REPORTED IN SEC. 18, T. 21 N., R. 20 E. FROM 1975 TO 1978; THE PIT LOCATION FROM 1981 TO PRESENT IS IN SEC. 24, T. 21 N., R. 19 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.78161, 39.68599

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rainbow Rock, Inc.
    ID 2600818
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Sha-Neva, Inc.
    ID 2600818
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner West River, Inc.
    ID 2600818
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1976, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1975, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1977, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1976, P. 53, 54.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1978, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1977, P. 52, 53.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1979, DIRECTORYOF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978, P. 54, 55.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-93 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 06/20/1988
MSHA mine ID2600818
Mine name (MSHA)South Peeks Pit
Current operatorRainbow Rock Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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