Mine detail: Vandenberg Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.88747, -116.772

Resource(N)

Primary:	Bentonite
Ore:	Bentonite
Discovery year:	1951

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1957

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated type:	Tuff
Alteration processes:	Hydrothermal

References

MRDS	M241797
DEP	10046610
Reference	SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, APR 28, 1982
Reporter	Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.)