Baxter Mine

Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Iron
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194149
MAS/MILS ID 0060711894
Record type Site
Current site name Baxter Mine
Alternate or previous names Cave Canyon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.30556, 35.05331 (WGS84)
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

Cave Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

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 006 E 12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) pre-Cenozoic granitic and metamorphic rocks undivided

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 132.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 03/06/2024
MSHA mine ID0403569
Mine name (MSHA)Baxter Mine
Current operatorCalPortland, Co.
Current controller (parent)Taiheiyo Cement Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (315 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative California resources

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