| Deposit ID | 10236401 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0513 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060270015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Searles Lake |
| Alternate or previous names | Searles Lake Deposit |
| Related records | 60000729 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.3583, 35.7399 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 500 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Within 100 Meters |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Searles Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Indian Wells-Searles Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Potassium | Primary |
| Salt | Secondary |
| Sodium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Borax | Unknown |
| Gaylussite | Unknown |
| Halite | Unknown |
| Trona | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.3583, 35.7399 |
|---|
| Thickness | 27M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 15000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 11000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Brine Operation |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Auger Mining - Solution Mining |
| District name | Searles Valley |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 8823HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060270015 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0513 | MAS references MRDS |
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POTASH BENEFICIATION: MINING ENGINEERING, OCT 1958, PP.
1081-1083
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-----. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, JUNE 23, 1981; JULY 28, 1981
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-1093
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ING, AUG 1981, PP.1227-1230.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ADDED TO MILS BASED ON THE USGS-MRDS LIST OF JUNE 94. GSC ID OF ISM0513. FILE COPIED FROM THE SEARLES LAKE DEPOSIT PROPERTY FILE OF 0060710021. BIB. IS THE SAME AS THAT SEQ#. PROPERTIES ARE CLOSE TOO EACH OTHER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-AUG-95 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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