Frazier Mine

Past Producer in Ventura county in California, United States with commodities Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023817
MRDS ID I003010
Record type Site
Current site name Frazier Mine
Related records 10190073

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.08343, 34.77582 (WGS84)
Relative position MINE IS SW OF THE RUSSELL MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ventura(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cuddy Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuyama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Los Padres 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 California Ventura

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 008N 021W 14 SW California

Comments on the location information

  • MINE ENTRANCE NEAR SW CORNER OF SEC. 14. DEPOSITS ARE ON THE SOUTH FLANK OF MT. PINOS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Travertine Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE WAS REPORTED TO RUN 35-45% B2O3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.08343, 34.77582

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Extensive Folding And Faulting

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASALT IS INTERLAYERED WITH SEDIMENTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1898
Discoverer Mclaren
Year of first production 1899
Year of last production 1907
Production years 1899-1907

Mining district

District name Ventura County Borate District, Frazier Mountain Area, Stauffer District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sterling Borax Co.
    First year 1912

Comments on the production information

  • AMOUNT CRUDE ORE SHIPPED FROM MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATES DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.

  • Deposit

    USBLM MINERAL RECORD CARD.

  • Deposit

    YALE, C.G., 1904, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US - 1903: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1017-1028.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GALE, 1912.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPATIAL ASSOCIATION OF BASALT WITH DEPOSITS. ONE LENSE OF ORE WAS 14 FT THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative California resources

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