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San Benito Soap Mine

Past Producer in San Benito 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261526
MAS/MILS ID 0060690162
Record type Site
Current site name San Benito Soap Mine
Alternate or previous names D.Z. Stewart Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.246, 36.60414 (WGS84)
Elevation 594
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bickmore Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pajaro(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015 S 007 E 30 N2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.246, 36.60414
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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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Arch P. Stewart
    Home office New York
    Year 1956

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 107, 1990,

  • Deposit

    P. 9.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUN-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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