Wolley Wollastonite Quarry

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Wollastonite
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189235
MAS/MILS ID 0060711845
Record type Site
Current site name Wolley Wollastonite Quarry
Alternate or previous names Wolley Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.83087, 35.04611 (WGS84)
Elevation 670
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coyote Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 011 N 002 E 18 SWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.83087, 35.04611

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on exploration

  • EXPLORATION PLAN FILES BY COMINCO IN 1987. CONTACT IS DONALD ROBERTSON, COMINCO GEOLOGIST, SPARKS, NV. TEL. 702-355-8787. JAY LINT, BOX 1, PARADISE VALLEY, BARSTOW, CA., 92311 KNOWS THE HISTORY OF THE WOOLEY.

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. III-

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: P. 190-191.

  • Deposit

    ALDERNAM, SIDNEY S. JR. MINERAL EVALUATION SURVEY,

  • Deposit

    PROPOSED EXPLANSION OF FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA: REPORT

  • Deposit

    DATED 20 MAY 1988, PREPARED UNDER CONTRACT DACA09-86-C0024

  • Deposit

    FOR U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEEERS, PRIVATELY PRINTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-SEP-1993 Mayerle, Ronald T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.