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Porawski Sand Pit

Past Producer in Storey 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271650
MAS/MILS ID 0320290120
Record type Site
Current site name Porawski Sand Pit
Alternate or previous names Porawski Sand & Gravel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.5343, 39.5582 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Storey(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Patrick(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Truckee(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Storey

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020 N 022 E 32 N2NENE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NOTE: NDMI REPORTS THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR THIS PIT AS SEC. 33, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., WHICH PLACES THIS PIT IN WASHOE COUNTY. THE SPANISH SPRINGS PEAK 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP DOES NOT SHOW A PIT (OR ROAD) AT THIS LOCATION. THEREFORE, THE LOCATION IS IN ERROR. WE HAVE PLOTTED THIS PIT IN THE NE/4 NE/4 SEC. 32, T. 20 N., R. 22 E., ON A PIT SHOWN ON THE PATRICK 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP. THE LINE BETWEEN WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES PASSES THROUGH THIS PIT; THAT PART OF THE PIT IN WASHOE COUNTY IS IN THE E/2 NW/4 NE/4 SEC. 32.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.5343, 39.5582
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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
Year of first production 1981

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Joe Porawski
    ID 2601671
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980
    First year 1980
    Last year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980, P. 66.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1984, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983, P. 57.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAR-94 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)

StatusAbandoned since 08/08/1984
MSHA mine ID2601671
Mine name (MSHA)J L Porawski
Current operatorJ L Porawski
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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