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Ashurst Ranch Pit

Past Producer in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Bentonite
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10260420
MAS/MILS ID 0060190450
Record type Site
Current site name Ashurst Ranch Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -120.70099, 36.44994 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Idria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017 S 012 E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -120.70099, 36.44994
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wilber-Ellis Co.
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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