The Cowell Silver Sand Co., Laws is a silica mine located in Contra Costa county, California.
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Mine Info
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Cowell Silver Sand Co., Laws MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cowell Silver Sand Co., Laws
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Contra Costa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Henry Cowell Lime And Cement Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sand
Comments
Comment (Workings): PIT
Comment (Production): SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF SAND PER MONTH ARE BEING REMOVED. IN 1958, WAS BEING WORKED BY SILVER SAND CO. AND CHAS. LAWS. MATERIAL PRODUCED, ABOUT 45 CU. YDS. PER DAY, BEING USED AS FILL SAND FOR ASBESTOS SHINGLE. MOST OF THE SAND IS NOW USED AS FILL MATERIAL UNDER THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION SLABS OF HOUSES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. VOL. 47, NO. 4, OCT. 1951, P. 581; V. 54, NO. 4, OCT. 1958, PP. 552-53, 580, PL. 5; PP. 554-55, 583
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