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Ash Meadows (California)

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Zeolites
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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)
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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

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0060270148
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS IO02006 MAS references MRDS
Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA MSHA 0404369

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Miller, Mike, 1985, Mineral Resources of the Resting Springs Wilderness Study Area (BLM No. CDCA-145), Inyo, California: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-85, Nos. 1 and 2, p. 55.

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