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Reno-Stead Airport Pit

Past Producer in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10271600
MAS/MILS ID 0320310242
Record type Site
Current site name Reno-Stead Airport Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.89411, 39.69989 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reno NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Honey-Eagle Lakes(hydrologic unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021 N 019 E 07 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PIT WAS REPORTED IN SEC. 20, T. 21 N., R. 19 E. IN 1975, IN 1976 AND 1977 IT WAS REPORTED IN SEC. 7, T. 21 N., R. 19 E. THE PIT HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 1977.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.89411, 39.69989
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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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner City Of Reno
    ID 2600820
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1975, P.63

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1976, P.53

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1977, P.52

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/10/1978
MSHA mine ID2600820
Mine name (MSHA)Reno-Stead Airport Pit
Current operatorArco Inc
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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