The Ione Pit and Mill is a zirconium and titanium mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 371 feet.
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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: 371 Feet (113 Meters)
Commodity: Zirconium, Titanium
Lat, Long: 38.3222, -120.94170
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Ione Pit and Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ione Pit and Mill
Commodity
Primary: Zirconium
Primary: Titanium
Tertiary: Kaolin
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Private Lease
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: North American Refractories Co., Div. Of Eltra Corp.
Company ID: 401878
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Dredging
Milling Method: Magnetic
Year First Production: 1954
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Zircon
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOMETRY DATA SET DESCRIBES THE IONE FORMATION. THIS FORMATION HOSTS THE OREBODY FOR THE CLAY OPERATION WHICH IS THE SOURCE FOR THE TAILINGS IN THIS EVALUATION. IONE FORMATION ALSO CONTAINS CLAYSTONE AND LENSES OF BROWN CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE AND LIGNITE.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PRESENTLY PRODUCES SAND; PROPOSED TO ADD A HEAVY MINERAL CIRCUT
Comment (Deposit): FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVALUATION, A COST STUDY WAS DONE ONLY FOR EXTRACTING ZIRCON AND TITANIUM FROM THE MILL TAILINGS OF THE EXISTING CLAY OPERATION.
Comment (Economic Factors): THESE COSTS ARE ONLY FOR EXTRACTION OF ZIRCON AND TITANIUM FROM THE MILL TAILINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES SPECIAL
Reference (Deposit): PROPERTIES OF THE IONE FORMATION, BUENA VISTA AREA, AMADOR
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, 248 PP.
Reference (Deposit): PASK, J. A. AND M. D. TURNER, 1952, GEOLOGY AND CERAMIC
Reference (Deposit): NORTHWEST MINING ASSOCIATION, 1981, MINERAL INDUSTRY COSTS:
Reference (Deposit): 13.
Reference (Deposit): CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA ANNUAL SUMMARY, CALIFORNIA, V. 82, NO.
Reference (Deposit): REPORT 19, 39 PP.
Reference (Deposit): 6 PP.
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, 1978,
Reference (Deposit): AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4213,
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F. T., AND S. RICKER, 1948, IONE-CARBONDALE CLAYS,
Reference (Deposit): PAMPHLET, 8 PP.
Reference (Deposit): INTERPACE CORPORATION, IONE CALCINE: UNDATED COMPANY
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES, RI 8366, 15 PP.
Reference (Deposit): RECOVERING BYPRODUCT HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL,
Reference (Deposit): GOMEZ, J. M., G. M. MARTINEZ, AND M. M. WONG, 1979,
Reference (Deposit): -----, MARKETS, DECEMBER 1982, P. 17.
Reference (Deposit): MINING, 1976, P. 141; 1977, P. 168.
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULL. 176, PP. 131-136.
Reference (Deposit): CLEVELAND, G. B., 1957, MINERAL COMMODITIES OF CALIFORNIA:
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPECIAL REPORT 117, 27 PP.
Reference (Deposit): CALAVERAS COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF
Reference (Deposit): GATIONS IN THE IONE AREA, AMADOR, SACRAMENTO, AND
Reference (Deposit): CHAPMAN, R. H. AND C. C. BISHOP, 1975, GEOPHYSICAL INVESTI-
Reference (Deposit): 215-225.
Reference (Deposit): JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 50, NO. 1, PP. 150-151,
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: IN CALIFORNIA
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D. W., AND W. B. CLARK, 1954, MINES AND MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): PLACER GOLD, AND INDUSTRIAL MINERAL OPERATIONS. U. S.
Reference (Deposit): ILMENITE, P. 70-71; ZIRCON, P. 176-177.
Reference (Deposit): CONTRACT NO. JO255026.
Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1983, MINERAL COMMODITY SUMMARIES:
Reference (Deposit): ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES,
Reference (Deposit): STRAAM ENGINEERS, INC. 1979, CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST
Reference (Deposit): MEETING, OCTOBER 29, 1964, 9 PP.
Reference (Deposit): AT AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 17TH PACIFIC COAST REGIONAL
Reference (Deposit): RIKY, R. AND H. HEYSTEK, IONE AREA CLAYS: PAPER PRESENTED
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