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Western Mines

Producer in Santa Clara county in California, United States with commodity Magnesite
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077452
MRDS ID W025097
Record type Site
Current site name Western Mines
Related records 10214042

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.47213, 37.41159 (WGS84)
Elevation 914

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Clara(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Boardman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Santa Clara

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
006S 005E 15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.47213, 37.41159
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEO. V. 50, NO.2, APR. 1954, PP.368-370, 410;

  • Deposit

    V. 46, NO.2, APR. 1950, PP.223-278(INTERMICTENTLY).

  • Deposit

    TAKES UP MOST OF S 1/4 OF SECTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.