Boehler Pit & Mill

Producer in Elko 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 10197398
MAS/MILS ID 0320070347
Record type Site
Current site name Boehler Pit & Mill
Alternate or previous names River Pit & Mill, Ball Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -115.76671, 40.82211 (WGS84)
Elevation 1539
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elko West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034 N 055 E 22 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -115.76671, 40.82211

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 Municipality

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Boehler Construction Co.
    ID 2600429
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1978, JAN 1979, P.12.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 21.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-AUG-91 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)

StatusActive since 05/29/2026
MSHA mine ID2600429
Mine name (MSHA)Boehler Pit
Current operatorStaker & Parson Cos.
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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