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American Borax Co.

Past Producer in San Bernardino 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10286950
MRDS ID I003020
MAS/MILS ID 0060713747
Record type Site
Current site name American Borax Co.
Related records 10023826

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.93367, 34.92891 (WGS84)
Elevation 646
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nebo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(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 San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 010 N 001 W 25 SWSWNE California

Comments on the location information

  • NOTE: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964, P. 68) ERRONEOUSLY REPORTS THIS SITE IN KERN COUNTY; OTHER REFERENCES LIST THE MINE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.93367, 34.92891
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, P. 225.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. III-

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 68.

  • Deposit

    NO. 52

  • Deposit

    DIBBLEE, T. W., 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DAGGETT

  • Deposit

    QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-592,

  • Deposit

    SCALE 1:62,500.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-1993 Rumsey, Clayton M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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