The Searles Lake is a sodium sulfate, sodium, sodium carbonate, phosphorus-phosphates, soda ash, boron-borates, and potassium mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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:
Commodity: Sodium Sulfate, Sodium, Sodium Carbonate, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Soda Ash, Boron-Borates, Potassium
Lat, Long: 35.7667, -117.40000
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Searles Lake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Searles Lake
Secondary: Trona
Secondary: Westend
Secondary: Borax Lake
Commodity
Primary: Sodium Sulfate
Primary: Sodium
Primary: Sodium Carbonate
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Primary: Soda Ash
Primary: Boron-Borates
Primary: Potassium
Secondary: Lithium
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: NORTH AMERICAN CHEMICAL CO.
Info Year: 1992
Owner Name: STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO.?
Info Year: 1992
Owner Name: HOOKER CHEMICAL CO.?
Info Year: 1992
Owner Name: NORTH AMERICAN CHEMICAL CO.
Info Year: 1992
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: LACUSTRINE BRINE, LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1873
Discovery Year: 1863
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
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): RYKEN, L.E., 1976, LITHIUM PRODUCTION FROM SEARLES VALLEY, IN VINE, J.E., ED., LITHIUM RESOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE YEAR 2000: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1005, P. 33-34.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, G.I., 1976, ORIGIN OF LITHIUM AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE SEARLES LAKE EVAPORITES, CALIFORNIA, IN VINE, J.E., ED., LITHIUM RESOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE YEAR 2000: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1005, P. 92-103.
Reference (Deposit): LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.
Reference (Deposit): ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.
Reference (Deposit): KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1975, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 473-496.
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