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Kaolin-Fye Pit

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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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 10091933
MRDS ID M004848
Record type Site
Current site name Kaolin-Fye Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.90796, 38.29934 (WGS84)
Relative position SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ione(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 05N 10E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.90796, 38.29934
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Calaveras Cement Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PIT STARTED IN JANUARY, 1950, AND HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF A LOW-IRON, HIGH-ALUMINA, HIGH SILICA MATERIAL FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND CEMENT IN THE CALAVERAS CEMENT CO. PLANT AT SAN ANDREAS. THE BED IS OVERLAIN WITH REDDISH BROWN TERRACE GRAVEL AND ALLUVIUM UP TO 18 FT. THICK; BELOW THE IONE SAND IS LIGNITE AND BLACK CLAY. THE YELLOW IONE SAND IS STRIPPED OFF AND REJECTED ALONG WITH THE REDDISH BROWN CONGLOMERATE AS ONLY THE WHITE IONE SAND IS USABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P.222, 280, PL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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