| Deposit ID | 10187961 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060270789 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ibex-Bentonite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.31056, 35.86529 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 451 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ibex Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Owlshead Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Amargosa(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 | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 020 N | 006 E | 02 | SWNW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -116.31056, 35.86529 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pfizer, Inc. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060270789 |
BLM GEM CDCA DATA BASE, 1981.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 10/01/2017 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0405351 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | IBEX BENTONITE |
| Current operator | Protech Minerals, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Pressed Down, Inc; Terry Suzuki |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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