Pinson Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Humboldt 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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149676
MAS/MILS ID 0320130520
Record type Site
Current site name Pinson Sand & Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.25096, 41.14239 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Adam Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038 N 042 E 28 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.25096, 41.14239

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Classifier

Mining district

District name Potosi District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pinson Mining Co.
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hunewill Construction Co.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS, ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990,

  • Deposit

    P 43.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-97 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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