| Deposit ID | 10115863 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060539003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moss Landing Magnesia Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.78382, 36.80273 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 10 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monterey(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moss Landing(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Monterey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Monterey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013 S | 002 E | 18 | NENESE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -121.78382, 36.80273 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Nonfloating Plant |
| Plant type | Manufacturing Plant |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Refractories And Minerals Corp |
| ID | 0400156 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060539003 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0400156 |
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ANONYMOUS. KAISER REFRACTORIES, MOSS LANDING MAGNESIA MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. UNPUBLISHED, 1977, 8 PP.
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ENVIRON. RECLAMATION PLAN FOR THE NATIVIDAD QUARRY OF KAISER REFRACTORIES. UNPUBLISHED, DECEMBER 1982.
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HART, E. W. MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA DIVC. OF MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT NO. 5, 1966, PP. 55-59, 67-71.
HAVIGHORST, C. R. DOLOMITE PURIFICATION AND CALCINING, PROCESS FLOWSHEET. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING REPRINT, JULY 19, 1965.
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HAVIGHORST, C. R. THE MANUFACTURE OF BASIC REFRACTORIES, PROCESS FLOWSHEET. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING REPRINT, AUG. 16, 1965.
KAISER REFRACTORIES. MOSS LANDING AREA PLANTS PROFILE. 1979, 5 PP.
KAISER REFRACTORIES. TECHNICAL DATA, PRODUCT SPECIFICATION SHEETS.
KAPILOFF. ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 2752, AIR POLLUTION: ACID DEPOSITION, CHAP. 1473. 1982, 6 PP.
LENHART, W. B. HEAVY MEDIA SEPARATION-REMOVES FRIABLE GRANITE FROM DOLOMITE. ROCK PRODUCTS, FEBRUARY 1953, PP. 89-93, 152, 154.
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LOHSE, F. THE IDENT. OF SOME OF THE KAISER COMPANIES WITH THE CHEM. IND., A HISTORY. UNPUB. 10 PP.
ROCK PRODUCTS. AGGREGATE PRICES, MARCH 1983, P. 17.
SCHOTTMAN, F. J. U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL COMMODITY SUMMARIES, 1982, IRON AND STEEL, 1981, PP. 78-79.
SCHOTTMAN, F. J. U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL COMMODITY SUMMARIES, 1983, IRON AND STEEL, 1982, PP. 78-79.
SHEPHERD, J. G., ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, MAGNESIA OPERATIONS KAISER REFRACTORIES, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AUGUST 1983.
TAELAR, D. H. DOLOMITE AT NATIVIDAD. MINERALS PROCESSING, V. 6, NO. 5, 1965, PP. 17-20.
TROFFEY, A. KAISER ALUMINUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM ON HISTORY OF CHEMICAL DIVISION OF KAISER ALUMINUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, OCT. 19, 1953, 6 P.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY PRODUCTION RECORDS, COMPANY PROPRIETARY DATA. UNPUBLISHED, 1978.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY PRODUCTION RECORDS, COMPANY PROPRIETARY DATA. UNPUBLISHED, 1980.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY PRODUCTION RECORDS, COMPANY PROPRIETARY DATA. UNPUBLISHED, 1979.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY PRODUCTION RECORDS, COMPANY PROPRIETARY DATA. UNPUBLISHED, 1981.
UTLEY, H. F. BASIC REFRACTORIES PLANT AT KAISER CHEMICAL DIVISION, PIT AND QUARRY. APRIL 1959, PP. 84-85.
UTLEY, H. F. HEAVY MEDIA SEPARATION PLANT SOLVES PROBLEM OF UPGRADING DOLOMITE AT KAISER OPERATION, PIT AND QUARRY. NOVEMBER 1952. PP. 94-96, 98, 101.
VER PLANK, W. E. MAGNESIUM AND MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS. CALIFORNIA DIV. OF MINES BULL. 176, 1957, PP. 313-323.
WETZEL, N. U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS, KAISER ALUMINUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION REFRACTORIES DIVISION MOSS LANDING AND NATIVIDAD FACILITIES, MONTEREY CO., CALIFORNIA. APRIL 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILL RECORD,PRODUCT RECORD, FEED RECORD, YIELDS RECORD DO NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE PROCESS, COSTS, AND RECOVERIES, PLEASE REFER TO MAS DEPOSIT EVALUATION FOR MORE DETAILS. THIS PLANT EXTRACTS MAGNESIA FROM SEAWATER. THE MAGNESIA IS COMBINED WITH THE CALICINED PRODUCT FROM NATIVIDAD WHICH IS IN TURN FED TO THE MOSS LANDING BRICK PLANT (SEQ. 0060539002) AND OTHER SITES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-OCT-1997 | Wetzel, Nicholas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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| Status | Active since 05/24/1973 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0400156 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | NATIVIDAD PLANT |
| Current operator | Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Lhoist Group |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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