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Ash Meadows (California)

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Zeolites
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10285344
MRDS ID IO02006
MAS/MILS ID 0060270148
Record type Site
Current site name Ash Meadows (California)
Alternate or previous names Green Ash 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.33807, 36.31558 (WGS84)
Elevation 646
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

Bole Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Death Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 025 N 006 E 09 S2 California

Comments on the location information

  • 3.5 MILES EAST OF DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION ON THE ASH MEADOWS ROAD, THEN 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF ASH MEADOWS ROAD. AND 5 MILES LONG.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.33807, 36.31558
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rook And Messer Excavating Co.
    ID 404369
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • Miller (1985) reported resources 10's of millions of tons and reserves of less than 10 million tons for the combined properties of this and Ash Meadows (Nevada).

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-91 Miller, Mike U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 06-JAN-11 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Corrected location

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/08/1982
MSHA mine ID0404369
Mine name (MSHA)Ash Meadows Pit & Plant
Current operatorAnaconda Minerals Company
Current controller (parent)Atlantic Richfield Company
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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