| Deposit ID | 10222530 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320279013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colado Diatomite/Perlite Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.39128, 40.24569 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027 N | 032 E | 33 | SENW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Primary |
| Perlite | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | Playa, lake bed, and flood plain deposits |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1979 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. |
| ID | 2600680 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320279013 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2600680 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1980, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1979, P. 51.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1993, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1992, P. 73.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLANT CAME ON LINE TO PROCESS DIATOMITE IN 1958. IN EARLY 1994 THE PLANT BEGAN TO PROCESS PERLITE TO FILL MARKET NEEDS FOR FILTER AIDS OF THAT MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-DEC-1994 | Mayerle, Ronald T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 07/04/1976 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2600680 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Colado Plant |
| Current operator | U.S. Silica Company, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | USS Holdings Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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