| Deposit ID | 10188014 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001058 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060279002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pine Creek Apt Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Pine Creek Custom Mill |
| Related records | 10236233, 10008713 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.70235, 37.35964 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2350 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bishop(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Crowley 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 007 S | 030 E | 08 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten, Refinery Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -118.70235, 37.35964 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Avocet Tungsten Inc (Sub Of Avocet Ventures Inc.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Tungsten Corp. (Sub Of Strategic Minerlas Corp.) |
| ID | 0400899 |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1989 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Avocet Ventures Inc. (Owner Of Avocet Tungsten Inc.) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp., Mining And Metals Division |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1981 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060279002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001058 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0400899 |
THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 106, #35, AUG. 95, P3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PINE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE AND MILL OPERATIONS APT REFINERY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUL-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/05/2019 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0400899 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | PINE CREEK MINE |
| Current operator | Avocet Tungsten Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Avocet Mining Plc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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