Desert Minerals Company, Dunn Mill

Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Clay, Talc-Soapstone
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Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10237597
MAS/MILS ID 0060719018
Record type Site
Current site name Desert Minerals Company, Dunn Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.23975, 35.11391 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crucero Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(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 San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 012 N 007 E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.23975, 35.11391

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Continental Minerals Corp
    ID 403132
    Home office California
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 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 06/01/1982
MSHA mine ID0403132
Mine name (MSHA)Dunn Siding
Current operatorDesert Mineral Products Corp
Current controller (parent)Continental Minerals Corp
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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