Lincoln Clay Pit and Mill

Producer in Placer 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10164752
MAS/MILS ID 0060610001
Record type Site
Current site name Lincoln Clay Pit and Mill
Alternate or previous names Philadelphia Fluorspar Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.78773, 39.20179 (WGS84)
Elevation 1333
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dutch Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 011 E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner J. Garrity
    ID 400556
    Home office California
    Year 1973

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Johnson U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/31/2014
MSHA mine ID0400556
Mine name (MSHA)GMcB Clay Products
Current operatorGladding McBean
Current controller (parent)Pacific Coast Building Products Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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