| Deposit ID | 10197238 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320030668 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simplot Pit No. 1 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.46302, 36.48829 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 512 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valley of Fire East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Mead(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Muddy(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017 S | 067 E | 02 | S2NENE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -114.46302, 36.48829 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Simplot Silica Products |
| ID | 2600391 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320030668 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2600391 |
DMI, 1981, P. 6.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-FEB-1993 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/19/1980 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2600391 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Pit No 1 |
| Current operator | Simplot Silica Products |
| Current controller (parent) | Scott Simplot |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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