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Rose Property Sericite Pit

Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Mica
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10212667
MAS/MILS ID 0060710658
Record type Site
Current site name Rose Property Sericite Pit
Alternate or previous names Sericite Pit, Sericite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.28303, 35.25861 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
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

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piute Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 014 N 016 E 29 NENESW California

Comments on the location information

  • 20 MILES SOUTH OF NIPTON, CALIFORNIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Cambrian marine rocks
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pfizer, Inc.
    ID 404343
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-7, 1985,

  • Deposit

    PLATES 6 AND 7.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1990, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST

  • Deposit

    MOJAVE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA: TABLE 2, NO. 301, P. 127.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Mayerle, Ronald T. 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)

StatusAbandoned since 05/21/1985
MSHA mine ID0404343
Mine name (MSHA)Sericite Pit
Current operatorPfizer Inc
Current controller (parent)Minerals Technologies Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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