Bonham Talc Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10139525
MRDS ID	W023817
MAS/MILS ID	0060270237
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bonham Talc Mine
Alternate or previous names	Alberta, Florence & Mae West, Talc Props, Cerro Gordo Soapstone, White Mountain
Related records	10110696

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates:	-117.80671, 36.58326 (WGS84)
Elevation	2255
Location accuracy	10(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	California	Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Mount Diablo	015 S	038 E	35	SE	California

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Talc-Soapstone	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1)	-117.80671, 36.58326	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category	BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Benjamin J. Bonham, Los Angeles, Ca.

Home office California

Year 1984
Type Owner

Owner Virginia B. Troeger, Enchino, Ca.

Home office California

Year 1984

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0060270237
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W023817	MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 8, 1951, P. 23-
Deposit

27.
Deposit

CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 116.
Deposit

U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 18-85, 1985, P. 52-53.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	31-MAR-1991	Close, Terry J.	U.S. Bureau of Mines