| Deposit ID | 10163345 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060270423 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Water Canyon |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.34779, 35.97498 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 792 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Slate Range Crossing(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Panamint Valley(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 022 S | 043 E | 33 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.34779, 35.97498 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tuma Corp. |
| ID | 404532 |
| Home office | 84769 Tenth St, Trona, CA 93562 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060270423 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404532 |
| 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 02/08/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404532 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Water Canyon |
| Current operator | Tuma Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Sigler Marvin B |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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