Jumbo 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 10247180
MAS/MILS ID 0320310244
Record type Site
Current site name Jumbo Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.7607, 39.2666 (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

Washoe City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Truckee(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 020 E 08 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Older alluvium and alluvial fan deposits

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 Unknown
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
    ID 2601215
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1975, P.63

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1976, P.53

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1977, P.52

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1978, P.54

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1981, P.69

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1982, P.55

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1983, P.60

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1984, P.73

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1985, P.70

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1986, P.71

  • Deposit

    BEFORE 1981, THIS PIT WAS REPORTED IN SEC. 6, T. 17 N.,

  • Deposit

    R. 20 E. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS PIT IS IN

  • Deposit

    SEC. 9; IT IS PROBABLY IN THE EAST HALF OF SEC. 8, WHERE

  • Deposit

    THERE IS ALLUVIUM AND ROAD ACCESS. ALSO, IT IS UNLIKELY

  • Deposit

    A PIT IN SEC. 6, T. 17 N., R. 20 E.; IT IS MORE LIKELY

  • Deposit

    THE PIT IS IN SEC. 6, T. 16 N., R. 20 E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID2601215
Mine name (MSHA)Jumbo Pit
Current operatorU S Bureau Of Land Management
Current controller (parent)United States Government
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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