The Firestone Mill is a tungsten mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,921 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 36.7986, -118.19250
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Firestone Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Firestone Mill
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Firestone Mining Industries, Inc.
Company ID: 403732
Home Office: P. O. Box 181 Lonepine, California
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MSHA LOCATION: TURN TO THE EAST AT SHELL STATION ON SO. END OF INDEPENDENCE, ACROSS VALLEY, CAN BE SEEN.
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA RPT. DATED FEB. 1982
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