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Bonham Talc Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10139525
MRDS ID W023817
MAS/MILS ID 0060270237
Record type Site
Current site name Bonham Talc Mine
Alternate or previous names Alberta, Florence & Mae West, Talc Props, Cerro Gordo Soapstone, White Mountain
Related records 10110696

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.80671, 36.58326 (WGS84)
Elevation 2255
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerro Gordo Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eureka-Saline Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015 S 038 E 35 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.80671, 36.58326
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Benjamin J. Bonham, Los Angeles, Ca.
    Home office California
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Virginia B. Troeger, Enchino, Ca.
    Home office California
    Year 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 8, 1951, P. 23-

  • Deposit

    27.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 116.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 18-85, 1985, P. 52-53.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Close, Terry J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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