| Deposit ID | 10163601 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060271251 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sidehill Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.52338, 36.30388 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 768 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East of Ryan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Death Valley Junction(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)
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 | 025 N | 004 E | 14 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Pumice | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Twin Mountain Rock Co. |
| ID | 400581 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060271251 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0400581 |
| 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 | Abandoned since 11/25/2015 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0400581 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Sidehill Mine |
| Current operator | Vanderbilt Minerals LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | R T Vanderbilt Company Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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