Byron Pit

Producer in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284110
MRDS ID W023548
MAS/MILS ID 0060130152
Record type Site
Current site name Byron Pit
Alternate or previous names Byron Plant
Related records 10076511

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.67383, 37.86381 (WGS84)
Elevation 24
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Contra Costa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Byron Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin Delta(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Contra Costa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001 S 003 E 05 SESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.67383, 37.86381

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Unimin Corp.
    ID 401949
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-FEB-91 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 09/17/1974
MSHA mine ID0401949
Mine name (MSHA)G3 Enterprises Byron Plant
Current operatorG3 Enterprises, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Tom Cook
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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