Clay Mine

Past Producer in Washoe 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 10296138
MAS/MILS ID 0320310238
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.81772, 40.20958 (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

Astor Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 N 019 E 14 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.81772, 40.20958

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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Art Wilson Co.
    ID 2600717
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, J., 1980, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY: NEVADA

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1980, P.40

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1975, P.61

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1976, P.52

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1977, P.51

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1978, P.53

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1981, P.68

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1982, P.54

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1983, P.59

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1984, P.72

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1985, P.69

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1986, P.70

  • Deposit

    THIS MINE WAS ALSO LISTED IN 1976 TO 1978 IN SEC 19 T27NR20E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 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 06/14/2002
MSHA mine ID2600717
Mine name (MSHA)TERRACED HILL CLAY
Current operatorArt Wilson Company
Current controller (parent)H I G Capital LLC
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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