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Carrora Clay

Past Producer in Nye county in Nevada, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125308
MAS/MILS ID 0320230118
Record type Site
Current site name Carrora Clay
Alternate or previous names Harvey Claim, Beatty Clay Deposit, Cerrara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.67479, 36.82747 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carrara Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beatty(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013 S 047 E 12 NENENW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • APPROX 8 MI E OF BEATTY, NEV; IN BASIN AT N END OF BARE MTN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.67479, 36.82747
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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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Elizaldi Co., Ltd.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 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 Nevada resources

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