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Venture Ii Mine

Producer in Shasta county in California, United States with commodity Diatomite
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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 10237757
MAS/MILS ID 0060890554
Record type Site
Current site name Venture Ii Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.56778, 40.99656 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cassel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burney(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lassen National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037 N 003 E 36 S2 California

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: ALONG U.S.299 ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF BURNEY AND ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF HWY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.56778, 40.99656
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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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Venture Ii Ltd. Box 29, Burney, Ca. 96031
    ID 404585
    Home office California
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT, APRIL 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 11/21/1988
MSHA mine ID0404585
Mine name (MSHA)Venture Ii Mine
Current operatorVenture Ii Ltd
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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