Mine detail: Bitter Creek Borate Workings

Previously called 'Comet ClaimBitter Creek ClaimMerrill ClaimBueno ClaimClimax ClaimBitter Crick Placer ClaimGridiron Placer Mining Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.76805, -119.10926

Resource(N)

Primary:	Boron-Borates
Tertiary:	Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore:	Colemanite
Gangue:	Gypsum
Discovery year:	1898

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1899? - 1907?

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Limestone
Associated type:	Basalt
Structure:	Extensive Folding And Faulting

References

MRDS	I003014
DEP	10023821
Reference	{Deposit:: GALE, H.S., 1912, BORATE DEPOSITS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL 540, P. 434-456.}{Deposit:: USBLM, 1959, MINERAL RECORD CARD.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: GALE, 1912.}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.