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American Olean Colfax Mine

Producer in Placer county in California, United States with commodities Clay, Stone
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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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10212976
MAS/MILS ID 0060610075
Record type Site
Current site name American Olean Colfax Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.29713, 38.75709 (WGS84)
Elevation 46
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Roseville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower 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 011 N 006 E 34 SW California

Comments on the location information

  • 1.4 MILES ALONG CANYON WAY FROM WEIMAR CROSSROADS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Stone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.29713, 38.75709
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner American Olean Tile Co.
    ID 403716
    Home office California
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED JULY 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/09/1982
MSHA mine ID0403716
Mine name (MSHA)Colfax Quarry
Current operatorAmerican Olean Tile Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Armstrong World Industries Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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