| Deposit ID | 60001094 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RL10048 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Calico |
| Alternate or previous names | Calico-Daggett Area, Includes Need Borate Mine, Columbian Mine, Centennial Mine, Columbus Mine, Pacific Mine, Palm Borate Co. Mine, Western Minerals Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.91757, 34.91671 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EAST OF BARSTOW (WITHIN TERTIARY BARSTOW BASIN). |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Strontium | Secondary |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| (1) | -116.91757, 34.91671 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | MAJOR FAULTS INCLUDING LISTRIC AND STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS, FOLDS WITH DIPS RANGING FROM 30-80 DEG. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| Year of last production | 1924 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | PACIFIC COAST |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | WESTERN MINERALS |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | AMERICAN BORAX |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | PALM BORATE CO. |
PIPER, J.R., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE CALICO-DAGGETT AREA, CALIFORNIA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 147-155.
SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES: DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION; PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 1984, AT THE FALL MEETING OF SME-AIME IN DENVER, COLORADO: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 38-51.
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