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Mitchell Magnesite

Past Producer in Tulare county in California, United States with commodity Magnesite
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10287760
MRDS ID W025932
MAS/MILS ID 0061070037
Record type Site
Current site name Mitchell Magnesite
Alternate or previous names Mitchell
Related records 10111221, 10263013

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -119.10924, 36.29026 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rocky Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Visalia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare Lake Bed(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 S 026 E 12 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON ROCKY HILL, 2 MI. E OF EXETER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -119.10924, 36.29026
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1916

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 79, 1925, P. 121.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 54, 1958, P. 483.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-SEP-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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