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Phoenix Kohler and Chase Asbestos Quarry

Occurrence in Napa county in California, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031594
MRDS ID M010683
Record type Site
Current site name Phoenix Kohler and Chase Asbestos Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -122.19641, 38.48198 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Napa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Capell Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Napa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Napa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 003W 03,04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -122.19641, 38.48198
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1908

Mining district

District name Monticello

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Clute Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Asbestos Bonding Corp

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED IN 1920'S, 1941-45. REOPENED WHEN ACQUIRED BY PATRICK TABOR WHO WORKED AS TABOR MNG. CO. UNTIL 1959; RECORDED PRODUCTION 1955-58; POSITIVE RESERVES IN 1959 1,795,000 TONS WITH UP TO 150 MILLION TONS POSSIBLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT, VOLCANIC PLUG. NEGATIVE AIR SEPARATION PILOT PLANT WITH PLANS UNDER WAY IN 1960 FOR EXPANSION TO A 10-UNIT PLANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES JOUR 44, NO. 2, APRIL, 1948, P. 163-8; V. 54, NO. 1, P. 120

  • Deposit

    REPORT 55 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 156; REPORT 56, P. 134

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 149, P. 84; ADD. REF.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES I.C. 7860, 1959, P. 16-19; MIN. YEARBOOKS, V. 3, 1955, P. 221; 1956, P. 227; 1957, P. 229; ENG. & MNG. JOUR. V. 160, NO. 12, DEC. 1959, P. 128; V. 161, NO. 8, AUG. 1960, P. 130-131; V. 161, NO. 5, 1960, P. 130; MINING RECORD - 1/28/60 (NEW MILL BEING BUILT; APPROX. 60-70 TONS PER DAY OF ASBESTOS MINED AND MILLED IN 1959.; MINING WORLD V. 22, NO. 4, 1960, P. 48; MINE IN PRODUCTION IN 1963- METAL MNG. & PROC. MAY 1964, P. 62; NEVADA BUR MINES REPT. 13, PART B, P. 3, 4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSISTS OF APPROX. 252 ACRES; 202 ACRES (12 CLAIMS) PATENTED FORMERLY KNOWN AS NAPA ASBESTOS QUARRIES, MONTICELLO ASBESTOS MINE, KOHLER AND CHASE ASBESTOS QUARRY. CLUTE CORP. HAS 99-YEAR LEASE. TABOR ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY IN 1955.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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