| Deposit ID | 10187708 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060270097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Owens Lake Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Lake Minerals-Owens Lake Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.02012, 36.34247 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Olancha(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Three Rivers(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018 S | 026 E | 25 | E2 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.02012, 36.34247 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ownes Lake Soda Ash Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lake Minerals Corp. |
| ID | 402834 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1979 |
| First year | 1979 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060270097 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0402834 |
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981,
P. 40.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAME DEPOSIT AS OWENS LAKE MINE SEQ# 0060271949, BUT THIS PIT IS ON LONGER PRODUCING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JUN-1996 | Lowe, Nathan T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 10/01/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0402834 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Owens Lake Mine |
| Current operator | U S Borax Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Rio Tinto Group |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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