| Deposit ID | 10139172 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060279003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Firestone Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.19343, 36.79856 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1195 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Independence(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Whitney(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Owens Lake(hydrologic unit)
Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013 S | 035 E | 17 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -118.19343, 36.79856 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Firestone Mining Industries, Inc. |
| ID | 403732 |
| Home office | P. O. Box 181 Lonepine, California |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060279003 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0403732 |
MSHA RPT. DATED FEB. 1982
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/17/1987 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0403732 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Firestone Mill |
| Current operator | Firestone Mining Industries Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Sullivan William T |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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