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Owens Lake Mine

Prospect in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Sodium
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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 10261065
MAS/MILS ID 0060271949
Record type Site
Current site name Owens Lake Mine
Alternate or previous names Owens Lake Soad Ash, Ownes Lake Pit Seq#0060270097

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.01782, 36.31687 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Olancha(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Owens Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 S 037 E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.01782, 36.31687
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Brine Operation
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Owens Lake Soda Ash Co.
    Home office California
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lake Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1990
    First year 1979
    Last year 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.

  • Deposit

    EIS FILES; SODA ASH PROCESSING FACILITY, OWENS LAKE; EIR/EIS

  • Deposit

    JUNE 1994.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAME DEPOSIT AS SEQ# 0060270097, BUT NOW A BRINE OPERATION. PIT AREA IS NO LONGER PRODUCING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-1996 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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