Rancho Pit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294352
MAS/MILS ID 0320050085
Record type Site
Current site name Rancho Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.7488, 38.8966 (WGS84)
Elevation 1481
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gardnerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012 N 020 E 16 SESWSW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION 21; T.12N, R20E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.7488, 38.8966

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Construction Supply Co.
    ID 2601572
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, APRIL 1976, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA

  • Deposit

    MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1975, NEVADA

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, P. 14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAR-93 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 09/19/1980
MSHA mine ID2601572
Mine name (MSHA)Rancho Pit
Current operatorDayton Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Eagle Valley Construction Company
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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