| Deposit ID | 10284763 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060270115 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Comet Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Comet Pit |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.38277, 35.82499 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 549 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ibex Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Owlshead Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Amargosa(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 020 N | 006 E | 19 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.38277, 35.82499 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pfizer, Inc. |
| ID | 404341 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060270115 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404341 |
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 95, 1968, P. 6,
40.
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981,
P. 33.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Lowe, Nathan T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/25/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404341 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Comet Pit |
| Current operator | Pfizer Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Minerals Technologies Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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