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Billie Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Boron-Borates
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10260614
MAS/MILS ID 0060270782
Record type Site
Current site name Billie Mine
Alternate or previous names Billie Ii, Billie Group, Billie I

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.68978, 36.33938 (WGS84)
Elevation 908
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ryan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 025 N 003 E 06 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.68978, 36.33938
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner American Borate Co.
    Home office Box 409, Death Valley, Ca.
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL, MAP SHEET 14, 1970.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REPORT 26, 1975, P. 22-32.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 125, 1976, P. 28.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981,

  • Deposit

    P. 39.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INYO COUNTY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 76-5. THE ORE RANGES FROM 200 TO 1350 FT. DEEP. ORE IS MECHANICALLY ENRICHED AT MINE. CALCINED IN NEVADA AND GROUND AT DUNNSIDING. ORE BODY IS IN DEATH VALLEY-PORTAL IS 1500 FT W ON BLM LAND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Lowe, Nathan T. 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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