Nichols Pit

Producer in Mesa county in Colorado, 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 10191549
MAS/MILS ID 0080770578
Record type Site
Current site name Nichols Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.21377, 39.29138 (WGS84)
Elevation 1490
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mesa(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

De Beque(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grand Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Junction(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colorado Headwaters-Plateau(hydrologic unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Mesa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 009 S 097 W Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.21377, 39.29138

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mesa County Road Department
    ID 503136
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDM A SUMMARY OF MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO 77

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Stoneman 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 06/15/1992
MSHA mine ID0503136
Mine name (MSHA)Mesa County Primary Crusher
Current operatorMesa County
Current controller (parent)Mesa County-Co
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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External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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