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Cheney Hill Pit

Occurrence in Amador 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. 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 10028089
MRDS ID M004891
Record type Site
Current site name Cheney Hill Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.96102, 38.32796 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 AIRLINE MILES SW OF INOE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHENEY HILL.THE CLAY MINED IS OVERLAIN BY AS MUCH AS 24 FT. OF BROWN CLAYEY SAND AND SANDY CLAY AND IS UNDERLAIN BY MORE CLAYEY SAND. SW 1/4 (LOTS 257-8 RANCHO ARROYO SECO)

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 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.96102, 38.32796
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gladding, Mcbean And Co.

Comments on the production information

  • THIS PIT HAS BEEN WORKED SINCE THE LATE 1920'S AND WAS LEASED TO GLADDING MCBEAN IN 1948. THE CLAY PRODUCED IS USED LARGELY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF REFRACTORIES

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 217, 277, PL. 1; V. 55, P. 164; V. 54, NO. 1, P.126

Reporter information

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

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