Armagosa Pit & Mill

Producer in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodity Clay
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 10198541
MAS/MILS ID 0320230493
Record type Site
Current site name Armagosa Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.45617, 36.44608 (WGS84)
Elevation 689

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017 S 049 E 29 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.45617, 36.44608

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Industrial Minerals Ventures, Inc
    ID 2601043
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV INDUS COMM DIR OF ACT NEV MINEOPS, AUG, 1975

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERAL VENTURES, PO BOX 237, LATHROP WELLS, NV 8

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERAL VENTURES FOREST HANSEN RES MNGR

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS \0\0\0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION \0

  • Deposit

    OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP. \0\0\0\0\0\0

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 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)

StatusActive since 01/12/1974
MSHA mine ID2601043
Mine name (MSHA)Amargosa Quarry and Plant
Current operatorLhoist North America of Arizona Inc
Current controller (parent)Lhoist Group
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 Nevada resources

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