Isbell Operation

Past Producer in Washoe 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 10296514
MAS/MILS ID 0320310174
Record type Site
Current site name Isbell Operation
Alternate or previous names Isabell, 2nd Street Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.7799, 39.52299 (WGS84)
Elevation 1353
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reno(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 Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 N 020 E 07 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NOTE: THE RENO 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP SHOWS A LARGE PIT IN THE S/2 SEC. 9. IT IS LIKELY THAT NUMBEROUS OPERATORS HARVESTED SAND AND GRAVEL FROM THIS SITE OVER THE YEARS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.7799, 39.52299

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 Nevada Asphalt And Aggregates, Inc.
    ID 2600444
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OF MINES BULL.70, 1969, P.128.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1977, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1976, P. 52.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.