| Deposit ID | 10236320 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060290073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Rock Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | White Point Claims, Cornwall Claims, Williams Deposit, Jawbone Canyon Deposit, American Mineral Co., White Rock Quarry |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.09871, 35.28919 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kern(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cinco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tehachapi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Kern |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030 S | 036 E | 34 | NENENE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.09871, 35.28919 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lawson Branch Est.; Lawson And Mathews Families |
| ID | 400534 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Desert Mineral Inc. |
| ID | 400534 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Conservation Fund |
| ID | 400534 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060290073 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0400534 |
TUCKER, 1929, CJMG REPORT 25, P. 65.
TUCKER ET AL, 1949, CJMG V. 45, TP. 246, TABLE 277.
TROXEL & MORTON, 1962, CDMG KERN CO. REPT. 1, P. 75, 80.
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 1, 1962, P. 75,
80-82.
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990/
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-91 | Kuizon, Lucy | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/11/1985 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0400534 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | P V Clay Mine |
| Current operator | Pfizer Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Minerals Technologies Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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