Limestone Mine

Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10125134
MAS/MILS ID 0320190152
Record type Site
Current site name Limestone Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.18429, 39.5416 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fernley East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 N 025 E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.18429, 39.5416

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 Nevada Cement Co.
    ID 2600814
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NV INDUS COMM DIR OF ACTIVE NV MINE OPS, JAN 31, 1977, P.34.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY \0\0\0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, P. 46.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-APR-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 12/16/1992
MSHA mine ID2600814
Mine name (MSHA)Nevada Cement Co Limestone Quarry
Current operatorNevada Cement Company
Current controller (parent)Eagle Materials Inc
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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