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Basic Magnesium Inc. Plant

Plant in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Magnesite, Silver, Titanium, Metal
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10197304
MAS/MILS ID 0320039009
Record type Site
Current site name Basic Magnesium Inc. Plant
Alternate or previous names Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Plant, Titanium Metals Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -115.00003, 36.0425 (WGS84)
Elevation 536
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Las Vegas SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Las Vegas Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022 S 062 E 12 SWSWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary
Silver Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -115.00003, 36.0425
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Electrostatic

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Basic Magnesium Inc.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1944
  • Type Operator
    Owner Titanium Metals Corp. Of America
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Chemical Corp.
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

  • Deposit

    E & MJ, 1975, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    PROCESSORS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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