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Cadiz Dry Lake

The Cadiz Dry Lake is a calcium mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 551 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

Name: Cadiz Dry Lake

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 551 Feet (168 Meters)

Commodity: Calcium

Lat, Long: 34.2872, -115.38750

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Cadiz Dry Lake MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cadiz Dry Lake

Commodity

Primary: Calcium
Secondary: Salt
Tertiary: Potassium
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tertiary: Strontium
Tertiary: Lithium

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Type: Federal Lease

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lee Chemical Co.

Owner Name: Delta Chemical Co.

Owner Name: Hill Brothers Chemical Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

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

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF BLM, CAL. DESERT PLAN STAFF,

Reference (Deposit): GALE, H.S. AND HICKS, W.B., 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): U.S., 1917, PART 2, USGS, P. 397-481.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1930: REPORT 26 OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST, NO.3, CALIFORNIA DIVISION MINES. P. 202-325.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931: REPORT 27 OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST, NO.3, CALIFORNIA DIVISION MINES, P. 262-401.

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D.F. AND OTHERS, 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF REGION

Reference (Deposit): ALTHOUGH THE CALCIUM, SODIUM, GYPSUM, STRONTIUM, AND LITHIUM

Reference (Deposit): P. 49-257.

Reference (Deposit): VER PLANCK, W.E., 1957; CDM BULL. 176, P. 475-482.

Reference (Deposit): VER PLANCK, W.E, 1958; CDM BULL. 175, 168 P.

Reference (Deposit): DANEHY, E.A. AND COLLIER, J.T., 1959, GEOL. AND MINERAL RES.

Reference (Deposit): T3N, R15-16E, SBM: SO. PACIFIC CO., UNPUB. MAP AND REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): SPURCK, W.H., 1959, GEOL. AND MINERAL RES., T3N, R13-14E,

Reference (Deposit): SBM: SO. PACIFIC CO., UNPUB. MAP AND REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): SPURCK, W.H., 1959, GEOL. AND MINERAL ES., T2N, R15-16E,

Reference (Deposit): CALZIA, J.P. AND OTHERS, 1979, LEASEABLE MINERAL RESOURCES

Reference (Deposit): OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA: USGS ADMIN.

Reference (Deposit): RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, P. 28-34.

Reference (Deposit): CALZIA, J.P. AND MOORE, S.W., 1980, GEOPHYSICAL, LITHOLOGIC

Reference (Deposit): AND WATER-QUALITY DATA FROM CADIZ DRY LAKE, SAN BERNADINO

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 80-273.

Reference (Deposit): AROUND BOULDER DAM: USGS BULL. 871, 197 P.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943; CJMG, VOL. 39, NO. 4,

Reference (Deposit): P. 427-549.

Reference (Deposit): KING, C.R., 1948; CJMG, VOL 44, NO. 2, P. 189-200.

Reference (Deposit): VER PLANCK, W.E., 1950; C.D.M. BULL 156, PT. 3, P. 208-251.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953; CJMG VOL. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2

Reference (Deposit): OCCURRENCES ARE SPREAD OVER DIFFEENT LOCALITIES, CADIZ DRY

Reference (Deposit): LAKE IS TREATED AS ONE MINERAL LOCALITY ZONED WITH RESPECT

Reference (Deposit): TO CONCENRATION AND COMPOSITION OF BRINES AND EVAPORITES.

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