McKinley Pit

Past 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 10221530
MAS/MILS ID 0320070877
Record type Site
Current site name McKinley Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.92531, 40.76021 (WGS84)
Elevation 1518
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hunter(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 033 N 054 E 08 NESW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SEC. 8; T 33N; R 54E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.92531, 40.76021

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Robert L. Helms Const. And Dev. Co.
    ID 2601109
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED JULY 1980.

  • Deposit

    GRAVEL PIT ON HUNTER TOPO MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JUL-88 Kuizon, Lucy 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 01/08/1981
MSHA mine ID2601109
Mine name (MSHA)Mc Kinley Pit
Current operatorRobert L Helms Construction & Development Co
Current controller (parent)Helms Robert L Construction & Development 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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Authoritative Nevada resources

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