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Atlas Asbestos Company

Producer in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10187696
MAS/MILS ID 0060190028
Record type Site
Current site name Atlas Asbestos Company
Alternate or previous names Santa Cruz Mill, Hidden Splendor

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -120.58378, 36.31775 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rita Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 S 013 E 32 W2NW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -120.58378, 36.31775
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Atlas Asbestos Co.
    Home office California
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E & MJ OCT 1961,P 155;FEB 1962 P 18;MINING WORLD,FEB 1962,

  • Deposit

    MARCH 1962 P 48;BUR & CAT APR 1962P 81,83;SEPT 1962 P 68;MIN

  • Deposit

    FEB 1962 P 21,52;FEB 1963,P 79; GEOL JOURNAL FEB 1962,P 15

  • Deposit

    WORLD CAT SUR DIV 1963 P DM-8

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. ACTIVE MINES DATABASE (1991).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), OCT. 14, 1992. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE ASBESTOS TAILINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-NOV-1994 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 California resources

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