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Rogers Lake

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023843
MRDS ID I005000
Record type Site
Current site name Rogers Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.83422, 34.91667 (WGS84)
Elevation 692
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BORON, CALIFORNIA, Acc, Lat-Long Is For Approximate Center Of Dry Lake.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rogers Lake North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USAF(Federal land areas administered by USAF)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Comments on the location information

  • IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OF ANTELOPE VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1945

Mining district

District name Rogers Lake

Land status

Ownership category Military Reservation
Area name Edwards Air Force Base

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mojave Corp. (-
    Home office Los Angeles, Ca.
    Last year 1945

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 9000 SHORT TONS PER MONTH WERE SHIPPED DURING OPERATION.

Comments on the workings information

  • CLAY WAS EXCAVATED BY POWER SHOVELS FROM 2 ROUGHLY PARALLEL PITS ABOUT 2500 FT LONG, 50 FT WIDE, AND 30 FT DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CLAY LAYER MAY BE AS MUCH AS 100 FT THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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