Mccarren Sand 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 10305214
MAS/MILS ID 0320310266
Record type Site
Current site name Mccarren Sand Pit
Alternate or previous names Mccarren Pit, Patrick Pit, Washoe Rock Products Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.536, 39.5632 (WGS84)
Elevation 1310
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Storey(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Patrick(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020 N 022 E 32 C NWNE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PIT WAS ALSO REPORTED IN 1975 IN SEC. 6, T. 19 N., R. 22 E. THIS LARGE PIT IN THE N/2NE/4 SEC. 32 HAS BEEN USED BY MANY DIFFERENT OPERATORS OVER THE YEARS AS REPORTED BY THE NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.536, 39.5632

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 Kenneth Easton, Inc.
    ID 2600733
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Seaberry-Depaoli
    ID 2600733
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Washoe Rock Products
    ID 2600733
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1974, P.49

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1975, P.62

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1976, P.52

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1977, P.51, 54.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1978, P.53

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1982, P.55.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1983, P.59, 61.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1984, P.72, 74.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1985, P.69, 71.

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1986, P.70, 72.

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 06/04/1979
MSHA mine ID2600733
Mine name (MSHA)Mccarren Pit
Current operatorEaston Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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