Deutschke Pit

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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 10028033
MRDS ID M004793
Record type Site
Current site name Deutschke Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.99185, 38.36434 (WGS84)
Relative position N 1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ione(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 06N 09E 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.99185, 38.36434

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Refractories Co.

Comments on the production information

  • THE CLAY IS TRUCKED TO THE WESTERN REFRACTORIES PLANT AT IONE WHERE IT IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF SUPER-DUTY FIRE BRICKS. THE BED IS ABOUT 20 FT. THICK WITH VERY LITTLE OVERBURDEN

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 219, 278, PL. 1; V. 55, P.126; V. 54, NO. 1, P.126

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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