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U. S. Pumice Mine

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Pumice
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10115695
MAS/MILS ID 0060510160
Record type Site
Current site name U. S. Pumice Mine
Alternate or previous names U.S. Pumice Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.00266, 37.85023 (WGS84)
Elevation 2633
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

June Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mono Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001 S 027 E 21 NE California

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION 21; T 1S; R 27 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.00266, 37.85023
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Pumice Co.
    ID 404225
    Home office California
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 174, 1956, P. 54.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/30/2023
MSHA mine ID0404225
Mine name (MSHA)Frank Sam Mine (U S Pumice Mine)
Current operatorUnited States Pumice Company
Current controller (parent)Elizabeth Anderson
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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