Flamingo Road Pit

Past Producer in Clark 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 10270236
MAS/MILS ID 0320030371
Record type Site
Current site name Flamingo Road Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -115.25644, 36.12359 (WGS84)
Elevation 744
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Diamond SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Las Vegas Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021 S 060 E 15 S2NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -115.25644, 36.12359

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 Clark County Road Department
    ID 2600006
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEV MINES OCT.1975,STATE INSPECTOR MINES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-FEB-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 09/11/1979
MSHA mine ID2600006
Mine name (MSHA)Clark County Gravel Pits
Current operatorClark County Road Department
Current controller (parent)Clark County-Nv
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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