Mine detail: Rosebud Canyon Clay Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 40.77377, -118.71377

Resource(N)

Primary: Clay
Ore: Montmorillonite
Gangue: Cristobalite, Illite, Kaolinite
Orebody form: FLAT, BLANKET
Discovery year: 1936

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1936

Geology

Host type:Siltstone

References

MRDSM232552
DEP10044917
Reference{Deposit:: PAPKE, K. G., 1976, MONTMORILLONITE, BENTONITE, AND FULLE* EARTH DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 76}{Deposit:: VANDERBURG,936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902}
ReporterRoyse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)