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Lake Pleasant Mine

Past Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Diatomite, Bentonite
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060235
MRDS ID TC10204
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Pleasant Mine
Related records 10186646

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.24656, 32.86342 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimate, Within 0.5 Miles

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antelope Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gila Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 006N 001E 15 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • IN NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary
Bentonite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Bentonite Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.24656, 32.86342
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1964
Production years 1964

Comments on the production information

  • THERE WAS PRODUCTION OF DIATOMITE IN 1964.

Comments on development

  • PAST PRODUCTION OF DIATOMITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1989, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, DIATOMITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 337-342.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1964.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIATOMITE INTERBEDDED WITH BENTONITE AND OTHER LAKE SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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