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DIVISION OF MINES
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SAN FRANCISCO
BUu.ETIN 156
AUGUST 1950
MINERAL COMMODITIES
OF
CALIFORNIA
GEOLOGIC OCCUlUlENCE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ANI>
UTlLJZAnON OP THE STATE'S MDIEBAL 1lESOUI\CES
Prepared by the Sloft of the
DMS10N OF MINES
Under the Direction 01 OLAF P. JEHIlMS
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Exhibit No. ;d
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COMTIUIUTING AtrrKORS
CHARLES V. AVERILL
OLIVER E. BOWeN. JR.
LEWIS T. BRAUN
CHARLES W. CHUrERMAN
JUCHAJ\I) A. CRIPPEN. JR. JAMES VI. CROSBY. ill FOUl-oN F. DAVIS SAMUEL R. HOfFMAN CLA~Ct A. l.OGAN
L. #0., HORMAN. JR. GORDON 8. OAlrsHOTr
JOHN C. O'SRIEN RiCHARD M. STEWART HOfRY H. SYMONS MORT O. TURNER
lAMES W. V1l\NON
WII.LIAM E. VER PLANCK, IR.
LAUREN A. WRIGHT
CONTBIBtmNG AGENCY
UNm:D STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. BUREAU Of MINES
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~~\TUnAT, ENVIRONMENT OF MINEnAL RESOURCES OF
CAU rORNIA
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)JAltT l-SU)IMAUY 01<' MlNJ<mAt. WEAI,TI1 IN CALIFOlt-
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llinl'tal production ill l'lllifllrnill during 1948 compared with
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Contributions of the coulltiell to the 1\Iineral production ol Calilornia during 19018--. _._ .______ ... _.. _----------------.
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Coke __ .... ....... ._____ .. __ . "._.,,- .. -------------..
Xaturaill" . ____ ._._ .. __ . ____ .. -------- .... --.--- ..
Natural galOlino alld liqllefied petrolcuJ)l!lue8 -_. - --------. Prllt ______ "___ " _______ - ....... --- .. -- .. - ... -----l'etrOleum __________ .. _____ ____ ... -. - .. ---- \-- .. ------.-.
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Abrasives ........ _______ ...... _- ___ ..... - .. ----------------- 11\
AlIuuh,ile, kranilc, and lIillimanitc-- _______ - ________ ----- lUi
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Asplialt and biluDlinuu. roek------.:-- . :._ --------------- l!H Barite ______.____________________ -- --------------------- 130 Beryllium ________________ ----------- ---- -------------- 132
Black aanda ___ - __________ ----------------------------- 133 CIl\cile (optical) ________________.----- ______ ------------ 1:16
l~~Cerneat _--------------------- ... _______________ - ________ 138
CDliaayto.m_i_te--_-_-__-_--.-----_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_---_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_------------------------------------ 150 Dolomite _________________ ____________________-.------. 165
Felulipar _____ . _______ .. ___ ~---------------------------- 158
}o'luol'lipllr ________________________ -- - -- -- ---- --- - - ----- - 1()1
Ol'nl IIluDes ____________ ... _________ -- -- --- - -- - - - -------- - 1Ii-l
Urap\lile ___ - ________ -_. _____ .. _._ ... -------------------. Hill
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Nit.ro~enllica ____ ------------------------------.--------.------ 184
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PhOlipblltca _________________ . ___ . --_.------------------ 189
Pumice, p\\ullcite, ftml pC'rlite .
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SaUnea _________________~_________________________ P288 ~
Boroa ______________________ . __ .___ .________________ 215
BromiDe ____________________ .________ - _____________ 219 ~
Caleium ehloride -_ - _- - __________ - ___________________ 221 t
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iILoidthiniuem---_-__-_----_-_-__-_-_----_-_-_,,-.-_-_-__'"- ----.-..- _-_-.--_-_-__-_-_-_-.-_-_- 223330
Pou.ium aalta _____________ . . __ . ____ . ________ 236
Salt - __ .... - .. _ - ___ .. __ .
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Sodium earbonate _______________ . __ ._._ .__ .,.. __ ._____ 246
Sodium lulfate
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Sulfuric aeid --------------------- ----------- __________ Tale, IIOApnooe, awl P1rophyWt.e-_ .. _______ . ____________ - __
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PART IV-KBTALS _______________________________________ 283 ,
A1UJDiDum __- ____________- _____________________________ 285
AotJmoD1 _______________________________.---- _________ 288 Biamuth _______________________________________ .. _______ 291 C~iUDl ______________________________________________ 293
CCObrbolmlt i_te___-_-_-_r_--_-_--_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_______________________________ 229994
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J)le(r&cuDr.fr ~__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_______________________________________________________ 333204 JiolybdeoUJD ___________________________________________ 337 SPillavleior u_m__a_n_d__a_l_li_e_d__m_e_t_a_la______________________________________________________________ 334(03 Tin _______ .. ___________________________________________ 349
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Zireooiua ____________________ - _________ .. ______________ 368
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O. Aerial photo abuwlnc roule 01 IJ.~Uk: Oa. and JZ:leetrlc Co'"I""". lH.lachalllunl,aRtranllllll..loftlllaln .. _... _. __ , .. _____ ... 22.....22ft
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I.rllt ubMhlhlli fl'1lJDll'llta, At'lIr CllI'u I.ab, 1....1It Cullilly. _" .' . _ 22f-22G
12. A, l'bolo .bo.-In, Ily.nlll qllA,f)' near O.lIbr, hDplI'l.' Cuunt,. Il,
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aM! hillh.mAI!IIetlilllll Hili"IIII'lj, TIll' rnilll'rnl tule he WillII 11,1', /1111 "'" /I~""
I18rilr, a prfllllint"llt ('lJIlslilllrlll, Ot!ll'r eumlllllll mi I11'1'111 " ill "1I,'1t lIIixlll....
orillehuJe t r\'llIulite J./t'1I~~II!~,:-;j.O~: (U II ): H('rrcntine (a hyth'u\l!; nl.."
neaium "ilicute), eh\lIrill' (1111 altlmillo'Hilicalc iron IIl1cl 1I1111!1IM1iurD\.
'Jo"lIlrll<" ,\, .... Ilulrurlr. lIdd "".n'lrnc(urf'. \11'. Sl.I~, 1'~1V \',"k 1I"jlllo.. 1<1 I' (
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ate n&illrrul~, nnll clllllrl7., 'I'hr 111I\ltil'nl 1'0111 JlflMitiollS nf mony commercial tall"', t1ll'rf'l'nre. c.lllllflIIlJlI'I'Ol(illlll" Ihe 1!IIIIlI",,,ilinn IIC Ihr. pllre minl'ra\.1 Thl' illlhl!ooIJ'illl tlsnl!l~ 10 II'lti.,,, IiiI' 1I1111c'rinl iH put tll'tC'l'milll'!4 whetlter a
orplrlit~lthll' lIIilll'rlll IIf IhiM J!rllIlJl i~ 1It'IIl'fh'illl, hllrllllcPIN, or II IIdClii rabIe, :0;11:'1,,,1 11111' l'Oltllllllllly 1'''ItIUilill 11 Itiglll'r IlruJlllrlill1l tlw lOim'ral tah' Ihun tlu SUIII(' I~UI(IIIII'I'I'illl ''In,,"II,'' Jlltl Ihe 11'1'111 "Cluptllollr.. IlS ortlj
..ril.\ 111;1',1, illlpJiI''' Ihc prl'SCII!'e or illll'lII'itieK tliut ptl'\'l'nt the use oC
thl' 1I1/11t'rinl 111'1 1\ hil!h'l,!rIlllr l11lllhlrrl,illl tDle, COIllJlaellll'llll ill ulso an _plil'll cllJll'al'll!rilitic uf 1I(1II1'stllIlC,
t'OUllllcl'cinl tllic dl')lhllilll lire oruilll\ril~' alll'rntiollll or ",,10m it!', linll'!ltclIlI'!4, or IIhlnlll\.~ic rCK'kPl, Must nf IIIIl tolc now Ill'OelUl'!!I} ill CIlIi 'urllill IlILo" ultl'rl'll fl'nm 11"!lIl11ite or lilllllItnlll!. 'rltc ~IJl!Ilntle t1r.J1OI'it~ Ir,' ntu~1 COIIIIIIOIII,\' IIK1i1lc1nh'll wilh Ilntlil'1I of Kl'rp('ntine or tftlc-lIctiliolite
I(bii'il.
hie DCIJ().il,~ 0/ }:(J$/t:"11 ('"ri.fortlitJ, The tftlc deJ1tlsits in Cali
forniu lhnt hu\'(' rOI'III('" h\' Ih. IIlItH'ulion IIf dnlCllllite IIr lilllClitollC nrc IarJlt'ly I'UIIIIIIMI 10 II ~()(I.llIllt, !'c,lt ,fltilh IIIII'IIIII'IK tltt' CnliforuillNI\'ncill lilll' 1'1'0111 the Inru J(ulIJ,te, 111,\'0 ('IIIIIII~', t;uulh\VC'lihvltrll til tite \'It'illity
., Bllk(r. HUll HI'rnllrtlillll l'Ollllh', lndllcird in IhiM helt litH tltrel! 1'011'
Irl.lilll' IlIhhlIIl'ill)l: IIn'lIl1 whi",h' hn\'r. hr"n t11.lIiICI"Itc,1 r(I1I'('.ctivply n!! II... 111,\'11111111:.1', 1'I11I111I1'rn HI'lIlh \III1I.\'.}\illj.!1I11I11 llulI~!', 111111 XilYL'r Lllkl'
lilli' III'O\'illl('S.:I Endl JlI'II\'illl'l' l'lIl1ll1iml ell'IKlKits which lin' 1tl!OIIIgicall,r ailllii"r, ..:IIl'II ul~CI cllllillilill 11 Illinc wltil,It \\'IIH fll'llt opr.n('c1 ill tIlt! periOlI \!'I,j1!/IlIIt\ whieh hnll lIilll'l~ 111'01111\'('1.1 '11111'0 t.hll" lIKJ,(MJO tIJIIH or title,
I"YIJ !.'llIIyl' l'rrll'illCI', ~11I~t of Ih" IKII~ tll'Plllli'H of tltc Illyn Hlln~c Ilr"dlll'l' 111'1' "l:I'IIS1'tl (III tIll' '!lIst 111111 \\'I'llt "lllpcs of th(' rltlllfc it!w.Jf and in 1111 url'lt blt"'t'!'n 1>lIrll'ill /11111 Krrlrr IlI'l\r th. Knuthrrll NIII of the tilth"!, 'rltc lule ill thi" 1'1'1I"illl'l\ IIIIK fllrmr.l) hy till! hytlrnlhrrltlal IIllc'I'Olillll of I'll!t'lIImii' clullllllil., I\lul. to " h!I.'wr r.xttllt, IIf lIiliell l'ol!k RII,l ,rlllilie I'lwk,3 llllllr IIf 1111'!Ie .ICJlllltil1l '~CI"I"ill IIIII! or tllI\ lype kllown
III IIII' t'l'I'l\util' Itllltlsll'Y liS 'slrntitt," HII'Hlite is nil 1I1111Kuully pllrt! aaaltrilli wit icla is C'IUIlPIlKI'tl nltl1llst "'holl,\' (If Ihe lui Iwrn) tn II! om} \Vh ieh rill W IIsl'Il"s 1111 illJ.tt'Illil!lIt ill till' IIIl1l1uful'lurt! ur hi)!h-fr('IIIIt!IICy illsu, IIllIr '''Hli.s, ;\11I~II(',',illlll "ili"ull' lIIilll'I'ulH IIlhrr thllll tah! Ilrc UIICOlllllllltl ill Ihe IIIYo HIIII\-W dl'posit", hlllidlllllli tllle \I'KIi('!! ill thill pro\'iul!e art!
fharUl'I"I'istil'lIl1y )tlllllike IIr il'l'I':!'Ilhlrly IIlIft)lrll. Tit I' hll'j{I'til kUOWII '--lie!!, 111)\\'\'\'1'1', arl! 1II0re l'('I!lIlul' /111111 Ih(' 11\'1'1'111:1' allil hll\'e 11!1I~lhll of
orlIIor(' Ihllll ;".00 ft'cl lillc.l IIll1Xilllll1ll \\'itlth~ 50 (t!lt. III IIIIlIlY of thr.
UC'llIlsilK Ihe allt'l'uliulI hll~ uPl'urt'1I11,v hl!I'n I(lIiclcc.l by "hl'an anu
frldlll'rli,
TIll! 'I'ulc ('it,\' lIIill{.lIhllllt ]:llIIihs s\llllhl'l\~l IIf KI't'It!r, 11\Yo County,
.&M Jll'lKhleCtI owr :!IIO,lKMI tlllHI Kill"C 1!11!i wlll'l\ it wall fin;t wnrkr.cl. 'l'hi..
itlhe lur!!,'!;! (llIlpllt IIf lillY 11I1t lIIille ill l~uli(lJrllil1, 1>1I1'i1l1t Wol'Ill War II tltili Jlro)1l!r!~' Willi II,, IIl1liulI 'II Jlrilll~iJll\llIIllIr.,1' or Ktl'lltite which Will critic:t1lr IICcU!:11 iu t Ite JUIUllIl'ud lIl'e uf cl('d rir.a! (!quipmcnt (or the
IrUled forces.
lin thiN N!port Iho IOlom "In'o," un..... nlhrrwl ... l1u.lln~d, will M utOCld In It, com
.rd.1 nwal1ln!r,
\\'rl"hl, L. A., rllllfl1rnlll I" .... : ~lln ":n~, ""I. IK1, "0. I, 'Iro. I~!IH, Jan. I~~n.
' I. \. n. I'all", II. ll., H"hle C,oltrurul;, lah~ uf ~Itllllie J:r.de: MIn. .nd Ind, N~w., \'DI. U. 11o J\ln. lH~,
, I, 278
[Bu.
Part lJI]
. ....NON lU."T.lW<''II--TALC, ETC,
The White MOUl1tlllll mine, on the lIOutiu,'Alltern flank of the In,-o
of. highly InctlllllorlJhutlt,tI SI,'lIilllcntllry III'riml, Igneo\lK rUl"kH tllllt rUlIl{c
Ibllge, wall 0110 an llflpunant war time IIlt'ulile prOthlloer. This mint
from lIIafic to fdllic in cCllIIpUlIilion have cXh!llllively ill\"lll\l!ti lin: IIwill-
Willi liOit worked ill 11.1a5 aud hAA iK'f'1I opt'ruh'tl n"arly clIlltilllloUlly tlur illl( the I,ut 10 yun. Al1JlroxiulIlt..Jy 15 other halt! miul'S ill the llro\'i~
lftJilllC'lItlO. Imlh'idual tllll! boUil'l!, tllC lHrl{t'llt uf whidl hUM lUI HllO-ruul .rracc cxpUliurc. arc lIarro'" anll Icnticulu, &.UtI rcprellCnL u nl'ady
l"lve been active in the IlIIlil, bul nune Iuu'e totl,1 out IlUt!4 cOlllplirable "'I~
cotIlpll.'le rel,hll'cment of curlxmatr tr"ta.
thUIIC of tlle Tale l!ity 111111 White lhlUntain propertil'l(.
llost of the talc ill bighly tnmlUlitic, \Jut relati\'c1y pure 1:IIII1:Clllru-
Noulllerlt lJeGI" V(lllcYIKifly,fufI llGJloe l'roIJi'llce. Another proT.
hullll uf the minerlll talc lru L'UllIlUon Des t tu lhc fuot woliN of the CIIIII
illl'e that cont.ill. geol(ij!ically limilar talc tirJltlllits e:dellll. frOID t~
..rl'illl boUil'lI, Tlllc eonccntrHtiOll1l 811iO occu r, t houl{h IcK.'I Cllllllllullly,
lIOutheast portion Iff the Pamullint ltal\~e t'llstwBrtl aerOlilf the lflutMre
wilhin Ihe talt:-trcmolitc bodil'll 811l1ilest tu their hUlIging wuilt!.
eml or Dtath Valll'" tu tllt' ClIl>t lIille of the KiuK'ltoll nange. III this .,.
all or the I:Olllmercial laic hall formell by t.he alteration of tbe 10wermuIC carbonate IH!da in a hate Ilre-Camhria.. lII!dillll,..tAry aeries. At or II....
Ihe bue of the carbolUltc beds a diabue sill ill p"erywhere pffilC!lItllllLl it ill cuntact with or proximate \1) the bile lxxlies. The tale, carbonate IIlr.l&.
III the ::;iln'r JAke pro"ince two othcr t11'llOIIilll, the l!1I11J1axil HIIII Pomona lIIinClC, are being work,d. 'fbt'!;!! arc ill tho vicinity of YU'~I'a Uro\'c, about 12 Ilirline mHeli norlh-north~lIl1t of tile Milvcr l.o1lke lIIilll'.
orlin., U lit l:)il\'llr lAke. tbc talc butlit'1lllre lrl'fllillitic lind re)Jr~lICnt alter
aliOIl. ClArbonllLe litrat. in Pll."tHlICdiulcnlKry rUI,kN. Ilere, UIBeI, igllL'tJWI
IIIIJ l1illbalM! are all part uf tIle l,;ryat.al ~I)rin" formation. At IIrnnl loclllitiC'1 the tall'Olle horizon il expollftl fur. dilitalll'e of well u"er a JUile.
. .II. arc extellllh'cl, exposed. Talc alld ~oap!fto1le J)tlw.ib o/llac 1-Jicrrllll Jt'oullliU Bell. 111 Cllti-
but C!ommercial talc concentrations within it are owillilrily It'llii l....
tillUOUI, Thougb
all
talc
~pO!litl
in
thill
province
have
nearly
tIle
11&11\1.'
Mtnl"
lon,i. th., tille-rich rock obtained from t1I'lI1J!4ilJl ill the lulcllctilllllitc
edli"t IIl1dllt!rpcntine budie!l of tlte \\'clltern fuuthillllllf the ~icrru Nc\'au" ... ortlinarily been called aoapslolle. 'l'he bi~h irOlll!Unll'lIt typieul of thiM
Hraphie JXIl1ition, they tlilfer IIl1lrketlly il! mill..rlllugi,:t1~tllil. Mome' lle.pu.dI
CUDllilit alanoet wholly of n\JI"u\.I!s or mlcuLoeoUli varlchl'S o.f till! 1II111rn1
. .lerial ItIl.8 maul! it unlluiluble fur I\III);t or tbe UIIeIllitet.\ ror the IIIH!IIIlI'II ~'lfrllllc toltll. Though millcd iu much IImaHllr quuutity thall 1""'11 ()f
wlo. Other Ilepottilai cOlltlliu l,,o or wore tyf>t'!' of cOlDllIercllll talt,. Tb_
l&IItl'rn l,;lllifornia belt, the lOaplitone haa been in steady uI'llluntl for
typea include COIllPIlCt, flue-grainl,,1 anel tiliuly I.millaletl trCllllllile rod;
. .y Yl'llri. Ucilltive ncarlleI;B to market anll incxpeullive Ulilling flAvor
coarse.gl'lliued lII.islUI"Ctl of .trcUlolitc, a~ the millerlll IIIIe j l"u.I ~ ....
.- dcwlopment of theae depoaita.
"ive, crudely lamlllatell VUlety oC the mmerlll talc, IlIl well all the tib,...
Minee 1895 soapstone production haa been recorlled from 17 prup-
and lIlieaeeou. t.ypes. The Weltern miul', immetliatl!1y lOut\l of Tecopa PaIS in Sill 1Jtt-
.rtif'S in seven Sierran foothill coullticli. Prcvioulily, lIOupstone hlltl b\'cll
ai.u anel uset1 as a comltruction matcrilll in tlds area, but IIpecif\c Illitn
narl1ino l!uunly, h&II beeD the principal tlilc producer ill the pro\';. .
.. .hill earlier production arc not availnble. MOllt openlions were 11111011,
I:)ince the property was tint wurked in 1!H7, it hall yielMd well 0..-
aid but few continued for periodK greater thlw 10 Y<'8rH,
150,000 tona. Most of tbill production bal come from a sinlCle tal~ -
The Swift deposit nCl&r Latrobe, 1<~1 Dorauo Cuunty, wns opC'rat('ll
which ill mure than 5000 Iet!tluIJK and frum 20 to 110 feet wille. The_ iii underlain by a LlillbWle Ilill antl overlain by lIilicCUIIS dulomite.
unWithiu recent yean tlevt'ral other properties in the prl)\'inre
Qrir,iof the periocl1!llG-2.j and wall agaiu wlJrk~ for IIbout .. )'Cllfll bl,ltill-
aU! in 1936. Tbe Prouty title mine, 1i mill'S liouth of Rhinltlll Sprillh""
II Dorallo County, wall worked. intermittently frum 191928. The McLI'lI11
bceome active. These iudulle the Es.celsiur mine on the "'~t tilUlk of'"
_posit in Dulle Count1 wal work\..u frum 1923-40, and the Pllciflc Mill-
Kinpton Hange i the t'1(J~ly grouped Monarch, PIt'R".. ntun, a"ll 111ft
..... Company deposit, about 3 mill''' norlhell!ll uf Latrobe ill Et Dun"l..
minea atlhe lOuthcrn entl of the Ibn I iiiIII ; the Supt'rillr Iml White c.,
OIuty haa been worked from 1929 to the prcllent.
minel near Saratoga Hpril1g Ilt the southernmost tip of Death \'al..,.
, Other properties contributing HOlipstone within the llUlt 30 yrUl"lI
and the Wann Hpl'ing mine in Warm Springs Canyon in the .,..
IkluLie one in Butte County, twu in CHIavern8 l!ollllty, three ill 1<~1
eastern portion of Ihe l'anllmillt lbtnge. Tile K(.'neral gl'Olugil' f.'a' urn II
Dor.dll County, one in "ulare Cuunty, two in TuolunllIO Couuty, 111111
al\ of th~ prllperti~lIllre similar to tholit! of the Wl'Sh'rn millp "ml_ " in in Amador County.
Ilf t11r. depoliitA Ilrc lwintt workrd on Il con'lluablc !Wall'. At till' liuptrW
Jli,cel14J1eoH. Talc tllla SOOpXlORC D(!pD~it~. TlllclIlI4! nlntrinl hn~
and White Cap millplI the t'ollllllt'rcial tall' bocliealic bI'nelllh, in!llrad rI above, tbe dia\Jaflc lIiIl. Smnrruu" other tale d~I)Offibi in the pro\'inl'f ....
. . been produced from sc\'erlll flt IlI'f fll'pmuts Hl'llttered thro\lgllllllt t hi'
..te. Talc deposits on Santa Cat"linD Islllnll, which were work!!ll ill tIll'
been minl!d in thp. JUllit anLllltill otllel'll remain to be devrlopt'(l At -
IiPtun-ninetif'B, are among the fil'lit for whit~h there j" " rl'cordell nut-
three arc l'Chedulr.d to tx- workrd (or the fiMlt time in 1950 or 1951.
,.L In 1917 an111923 a sman amount o[ t.leose rock if! rcportr.d to hu\'!'
l~ilvtr LAke Provi1lc~. The lOuthernmollt province in thl' eat,.. , . . . obtained from a deposit ncar Actnn, JJUS Angelr~ COUllty, Rint'l'
f'alifornia tale-bellring belt i1l in the "idnity of Silver Lake, Ran ...
JNO talc hall been intermittently obtllined from the Ganim ntilll', n Kull!
nardino eounly, Thl'l'e }Jropertif'll are cllrrl'll"y artive in Ihi" Ina. ". hU'gf'!lt of IheKr. o{X'ratinl1l1. the Hilver t...ke 11I!"e, b~ nbout 10 nlit... ~ nurlhwl'Kt of n"k.'r. It hllK bffn o~ratrd lilllN! l!llR, anfl hAN YlrioW Aoproxllllately lr"I,~JC}{) toll!! .ltf ",lr RIlII tHll-tn'tII~lih'. rock. Tht ~
:rcilll bodiel are ID a perllilltcnt frlll!;l)!,r- I\lId Ulo(l8Itle.r\I!h mer
,..perty nellr Schilling, Shllsta Cllunty. Tho tnll! bodies nt the Ganitll . . . are in an al~reu ZOllr in mcla-unlli'llite.
U,u lind Mar1tttin9 0/ TalC! 1"I(l.~o/1pdonll. MORt of the tnll' lIIill('11
.. California is milled in LOll AlIgdl~ i thr. remaiuuer is PI'I'l't'''''I'11 III
JlaDt.a in the desert area, in the San Francisco BIIY area, Blld III OI{(lt'!I,
'1
418
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DIIU:CTOR Y ..-
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LIST or MINUAL DEALERS. CUSTOM MILLS, AND
COMMBB.CIAL QB.lNDINQ PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA
F",RM
NOTES
.rlna :llIntml, Co.,
&to ~lIpilln Rd .
l . AlIllflt!., Cllllt ~IIIt, Kroll" Co.
nI California St.
lilt"'''"'n~.I~r In lllll.,ttn ures, m~rc\lt'. and IImerork.
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I!.,. FrurlllM of. C.llf.
,..,ko".....1cI S.lt. DI,I.lolI, 1 1.e...1 Co.,
-.1U Ducommua RI ..
r... An~I"", Calif.
~ ("'"f't'nlr8le " Clunlnr ~. Bldnp. Calif.
.MI, lIarrl fl., Co., ::.r,lH ,\Ih...bn A",.,
Tnle .,,,1 .,ther 111ft "on_I.llle .Iaual xrDunll '" tunlraet ur purth.teII.
ell"tom mill: ".rthlu" tur"'en lIr.... ancl bue 11II'lal ",....
J)('llll'r In !llllu'trlal ,nd aDd ,mea flrullu~I .
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11111fll~I'ijlI14J!~!~.~~iB~iB~!Wl!l~~i~jJ~~a!l$.R~~
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... Rtar lila.., Lid.
.a--r
H. ADd,rll"n, Allllflts, Canl.
..t.M. 1n\1J'aOt fZ."I&Crloe.h, ,
fill ll.rbt St..
11111 Fruf'I.co G, Calif.
. .awJ " EIl.ttom,
Z!U llarht 8t.,
llan "',lIDdaco 11, CaUf.
....II')'.f)un.ld..,. Co
~7 n.,WlnI 8t..
. "..'... wFr.noDcFiM.. 'ROIIIIII,I.C...nnllAf."1'., n..linJ'on rark, ('allf.
tnt... IIml.,
Rnou'Imnad, Cam.
""I'IANIe 1I1Inlll, 00.,
lalldMhdl'lf. C.llf.
t.M...rrl.1 :llIn.rall Co..
lin I nrln f\ I ..
llaa .'rlllltllW"n T. C"lIf,
tail.,. rhrmlt'lll lAboralo,lea,
llez 2:m,
henler III "Ip",1 millfral.
I "",I.., In 111111'1. cl~r, Iiml.tunt, clulumlte, ...d othl'" n,llIeral.
<:II.. lulIl rranhle mill. Olliel Ilid IllyI" Oft"
0".1"tl'bu"c1.
CUlitOIll I.malClllllllllon 111111, IInld.,U,'u Cumln"rrllli rrlnrll" \I, tulllfll't or min
frul. IJUrrballeClo
i
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i'.
"pi,.Ontyllil'. C.llf. ~tflr Iollnl'1l ~D., Md.,
Gr.... \'lIlIl'r, Calif.
~'rr,.,.,
1M ft )IINHlnn n,I .
IA. "n!!,h.., r..llf.
111111 ...,". Chrmiul C,'" fl~~1 II,..r R'. \Jot .\ nt:l'h.., Cnllf,
tlo) fn,hl"trilll MIIII',.III...
... O. ,,"I :\115,
Amftlll'lInlnlillll lind ryanhh: mill; .ulel U" (lurcbll_1.
rln, IIrlnrlhllf "I.nt: IIna.eIRIIII' min tr.l. I(r"IIII.1 LJy tuntrHet ur "larell'oU.
(J rhllllill .,.JM'Mlo 1.1111 ru"'",11 rnllllnl( pt 01111111 lull ot IlUft aunncrl.nie tulllu....
)l,olll"r In ,.Ie. p,ro"h,Ulte. ubatoa, lad KlIrllr! IIllad.
idoll, I'n11(, AMw.lri.rI ~11"..r.l" &. Vllflnl..al Cu.,
IQ8 IIilnllln RI.,
SIIIIIII"tnllir. ",llIeral.. noulI.1 hy runtrlrt nr l'urdll'lII~1.
"'rhl..,.. Calif.
:-. . . , .!." ....I)' ~lilirr.i.. en., OI)'llIllil' IlIvII..
:,\IIIH"r'"lllr 1,,11I1"t1l\" IIn'"I1'\ h)' runlr.rt IIr IlurlhlllftOl.
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. 1I11I111h1MitC' clc'pc",it clC'!44'rillf'Cl ill III.. !It'c'tiun 1111 Illlllllllllli1e, kYllllitr. 111,1
urlIW1'Ii~liIlhKlJlJHlIititIme4'fal(("1M'1i1"rlr~ullrliInlhlIIte.tcihlliIilKIlsI!tIlTllctlJ.'lmIhlI'dl~nlrutntlirtful ,.thlh'lnue',ul\~l'ttnhht,l2''(h.'ll~lIu'IrllilIl(iertlscIl'IiIrlliKlIluItnint!pll!liplwlntJ"h!hh.e~cT'1iJnhtlJle\i!\t"opli'rhly!t"nn'1lzil'll'oIhlttnydefJllll""ii(tt,'!itO,Ii'I.If,lM,o,II'n,ni,,tf,
lit'M til Ihl! "'''''l the IluartZ1.!, amlalu!;it('hrltrinj! Z"I14.' and ill, illtdf.
hur.ll'rl'tl 1111 till! "'t'!lt by mit'HC'i!011lS KeiliNtll. Rurr"w expOKllr,.. IIf tlw
ur1(lI)0'nt alplllll,lr(JlIihtli!eluInUel!lrh.n1Ire~t.'.l.tpllrlum\"oenn)ytoM~(!\'tracl 'hululltmlderrct'liaillfrmelltt~inria"li.llUtho,lhthPoul,i,1~1
arc I1l'll~l'lrrurlr,ihllyl1fliotel,rbraaHti.o11nltI.l.bl't!lt "btaillrd rnull II ft'('c>lItly 111'\'rlnpetlllrf)ll~il
apiNhhuI."Iu\rtlH~irt;il1ilel~elIelIaui~1ll'e'!Ke1sr4un5illol'ptcr'yltnlbr'luh.!nryplonl.rliUytnlllmblwiyt'ceicnahrtminuuu,f,~i-cAlIIl~i.lrdltl,ilum"Cb"!ert"atr"lfit,anolen1ldl..lu..fip'rtro'humltn'' o1ltthlh~ntrelt~'~l1')1!,t'iaoolilndfrletr'hlecler.
"J rIl'l~4 .r..'..'.
minI' ia
the SaUl Uieguito a1't'a of welit-central Han I)i('ll" County, Th(' Jl~'ro
phyllite hocli... arc elulllfatt tl'lL'iMi rl'l,nvntilill the altrralion of Jun!lllw
(T) volcRnic rocks wl,it'h 8re internlC(lillte to felsic in eOlnpollitiun.'
o}coaf~nXiJ(nl~lOH'Hll,aIrrnofdxt iomtbfaettheloelyulg'r1rdoisprqheucytalilroietnlPmo-bfiltte-h.neinTplh!yer\o'o)"lJcr1aiamnyilealitrtleyalreIenlllcyloHenrifgninrgnedrirnatoUtyahnt.tar\il'kIf~et'
n o r t h weat.
nnrl THlItp.reheilghinesAtVICrna\ll~le!
l-l~'n'lphyllitf' ,wlliHt ill" Ie-nil ftt thilkuC'Sl. Thl! main workinl!B
lc'nHt litO Rre opell
C",I lun, Cllt, ancl
IU1\'C
1)('('11
U.tCJl
cle\'elo~ prim o/l'"rol>ltyllitl'.
a
r
iPlyyrtilnpht~h'i1AIibtOe Oayn.d
talc
are
('mployell
in
mauy
"illlilnr 1I11C11, though in Californillancl throughout the worlel talc i,"intd
idI(nI)llt1lllI/etICcl1~~dIrr1niielIlhlIllrllflch1'itlna.ll'certrg,ntilletatlrelyn"qdeIiuWunIanIlw.nIl)athlliliytffrry,i(lul)l.lI,e}tIuIr}~'r~'ic'rlllooIJit'fltllel.\\yr,I1tlI1llI1i'"1rleultw!ibllet~e-nnrI'.ttl'lItl!!tIIlett'dfrtits'pe,rcraritllnillO,cc'eilloleHyrmylIllpllicyllao'rayHfleilmldaleincra:lliibn..ao"ro"lnl,.i...wt.~i...
1"000111. cotton curdIIJ.'4', texlilCl4, a"cciltl Jllallte!l1l. pllJlC!r, oilclulh antI
(l~ilOlIuIlll!1'lellIinc
, pla,tics, altel preparution".
IInUII. Hlllldl "mullntH hRn> lweI} 1IJt("(1 Neurl), .U of the Jlynlphrllitl' milled
a8 in
a b.w r.
Caliri'","
to dille h from the
u bc-I'n 111 RTkt'h'1 lIulltll'Y dl'pOIIit
I 1111 illliCcticide iu lluno Cuot
cJIIHt, Imt in y wlUlbl'ing
.mhiitll'.l1l9e4d!1tomthlteertiMal
An~dC!l area .. l'roce,""O
a 1't'Ilhurnilllf Glul l'rictl o{
lile inJrl'Cciil'11t. PUro/Jltyllite.
I.ike
talc,
I'y rollhyllile
iI
dry.ground to tine IIb:e and tu atanelant gracle., <.'llliCornia OIM!ntUft
IUlve vailled ungruuntl l,yrophyllite at the mint in the rallge of $10 ..
20 pcr ton.
n.
Oah~ho't, Jah"..
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8an DI~'D COUll'", CaIlCornla, In "reparatlon.
PART IV
IIZTALI
CONTENTS
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.1~ Part Ill}
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Utah. )filling eonKilltsllilllply of dry "rinding, but ('Rrl' illlnkrn to Iltllin, taiu KIHlldard IradMl.lJucb of lhl' tah' iUIIlcl Imbll'nll~l, but the bhIhlin.
MOHt of the }lust prochu'liull Itf tlll.~ 111,,1 Hllllpslunll frum the Sierran foothill belt ha.'I been 1U1l-,1 liS ., IiIlt'r ill lIu! Hlllnllfildurl! of roofing. In
of ditrert'nl tale tYI)1'1l j~ Il COlUllItlll prllC'tie!t,
rftenl 11'1l1' Ille llIut"rial hllll \M"'IIIISI'II III'illt-ipnlly IIl1"lI imu!1'I ichlc Ulliit.
,1~ II:
More thaD blll( of <!aliCuruill 'IJ I:nrrt'ut tnle ant put ill eOIlSllllw.l by the ceramic indWilry, SI~aljll! frum the Inyu 1I1111~e il4 ..hipp!.. l ttl f....
tories in Ole eulcrD llniwtl Stutf"14 wherl! it is tlSf'U all thn prillt'ipnl 1'11"
Mining Alcthmb. In ('lIlif"ruill Inle mint'H, '"I1II'r~tIlUIIII methodll .~ orelillurily emJlloy,tI, thulllt'h I ~C('IIt1y a rrllllively large tonRltg8 or
\ale nt the Sih'er l..nke OlinI' hllll twol'l1 tl'lImV!!11 in Kllrfnrc opcrations,
\'
malt!rial in hiBh-f~ucney immlutor bollil.'!l. A l"rge PIli" III' IIII' prllCh...
lioll of both tremolitic anll nontremolitic talc mint',1 ill the 1)(ol\Ih \'lIl1r1 and 1:H1ver I.ake area. j~ JIlark,",d as Itn ingrt'elitnt in \\',,11 Iih'. 1'he prill'
EArly 0JW'rnlio"" III the 'l'llle City llIinr I'mploy,'u a glory-ho~e _thOlI. bUl 'lIId"rgrullnrl ,'n\'ing "'"" Intrr u~l. Mort' r('ecllUy the ore b.t bern Tcmovt'd front ov('rhnn,l Idolll'R that Brc sttPIHlrt('d by timbel'1l
cipa' market for tbm product ill in the l.os Ang"lrs ar"n, but WI\\1til., hll..
II (I'ill lllIU allipped to 11M' wC!'llh~nl cili('ll. ~maller l,tUtntitit'H uf (,,,Iifurlli. talc IIro UIIl'(1 u raw IPJlterial in utbl'f e\'rumil~ \\'url'.
.h..r" nr.'l'SlUlry. In the early devetoPhll'ul or InOHt of the talc millet in the IOlltbern
Df-alh \~ll\ey-KitlJ!'ltf)n 11111111(' Hrl'a allilll were cmployed. Dllt in lht'ir
MlJllt of the rcmainder of the fule prothIM'!I in !'lIslc'I'" C'lllirllrll;1I ;.
IaIC'r hiRtoriC'll mining lJy KllllftK or willr.1'!I hAIl b~ome lIeee!\llary. Pro-
IIt '
t!onllltDtcd by the pRint, fubbu, lUllI Intill' illlluslric'!C. '1'111' fihrllllK 11,\..,.
dUl'lill" at thr. W...,.tf!rn ,"illfO iN currt'ntlr ohwined through inclincd
of the In'llth VRII,'y ureA IU'C witlely \I!II'el Mil II pRint I'xtl'lllll'r .UlII II"
"'tlUllRee.lllt int('n'nlK Klul1ft th., 11111' bUtt,v, ''rom thl'!' and 8PPClldt!t1
Ii thi" pnrpllllC Ire IIhi)lptod to "'lIny ollt-of-Illatt l'OIlSIIII1I'1'lI. 'rill' tihrltlh talt~ arc MIItO mll1'kl'tl'd tu tl'xtilc RlilIA in Ihe.' e!llllle'''1 l'nilr,1 Htllll'K. Til'" il Inllrkeleu to tho rnbbcr itulllslry both 11M It fill"r 111111 BS II III"r;";lIIl Mma1\er anlount. an! \1"",1 iJl imM'4'til'icle c8rri,'rs, in l'1r.4tnctil:H. IInll fur
nOMIIIt.", drifts hu\'c b('rll drh"'n IIIIIIII! the d(p(llIit. MllKt of the tale MIl tH'('1l I'Pmol'C'cl by m'e'l'llttlu\ IItllllillg. A flimilar method IlIlS been
""plnYl'll at tlle Xllprior 1IIilll'. The )1on81'I'" mine \tnK IM'PII fll'\'p.IClpl'Il by Dleet!Mively lon~er adita
varioul minor indwrtriMI arl,lieltionll.
that hllv{' rnCOllnhrt'fl tilt- .It'(14lSit.'I nt KIlI!Cf's''Ih'/'ly elt'('p('r points, Rllllnre'
1ft limbe"" hayr bM>n ('stclI'!i\"'ly 1I1It',1 in .topillll lit thiK prflllt'rty. The
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&ale bOO its nt Warm SlIrinl! l1'e mined h,\' l'IOI('ly spacC'Cl rarallo1 adita
i 4rivrn from Jl C8n~'1l11 WAil. The Hili", "Ttl joillefl by low,"nl(lr. raillt'l Uist
r I - + - - - - + - - t - - - t - - T i r_ _ 1ft pNlllretllivclr (,l\lnr!!l'rl to (IIrlll n mOltiftl'l1 room anel pillar llyatem.
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Th.. sleepl.v ,li)l)lil\~ el"JlOliits nt fiil,,('r T.Altf" h"vc \Hoell 1II0!1~ com _nl~' dr.\'eiopNJ by KhnftK thllt nre ,umk 10 tltl' kp.p.1 of Ihr. ,lrptlAl"" At "'flrllllr\,,,l,, elrin" Rtt' ,lrivnn tn thr. alllllj(I!trikl' lim itll o( the orr. botJif'tl j die lair i.'4 rl'llI(I\'C'C) lIy O\"'I'hlllllll!tnpinl! 111111 ill \toillh'll tn thl' IlIIrfltcc.
Tlw tnlll nn.l "'~Ip,.tltn(' ltIilll'M uf the Ril'rrnn ((Klthill IH1t hnvc bern
'"ldlirfl.\ 'lunrl',villJt C'lll/'rntilltlfl.
"";r.I'I af ']"lr. aNti .';:mfl'.c/"ftt'. 'I'hl' Vlll11~ II' rll1i (flrlli" tnlc minl'.1 be hM-n. in ~n('rnl. ,lim.-tlit til ,11'1('rlllinl' hrl"IIIKI' thl' "rlllh,~'1'!4 orl\i.
..ril,v mArket thl! tllle uftf'r it ill Irlll,.~port(',l tn Ihl'! mill. I!ronnd, and wlll'll. In rfOrr"t :,f'llrR. Jl1'IIIIIII"'I~ in Illr rn~t"rll IHle b,1t hiI\'I' !Wt. VIlllleol nD,inll' from $10.{)(1 til .'R.(l(1 pl'r ton ror mlltrr;,,1 nt Ihe mille. RonJ1. ....1' frlllll thr Ric'rrltl\ fouthill h,lt 1111,'1 hl'rn \'lIlnclt in tht' rnnl!C of $.1.00 to '10.00 per ton nt the mine.
PYROPHYLLITE
r.1/in"'nlna,, nful (1rlJlngir. nrr.llrrrm:r, P,vrof1h~'\Iitl' AI1Ri 10'n
(On)::1 \aOllph~'Ri~n) allll olllil'lIl prnprrtir!l Rilllilnr to lhOllI' of tnlc; hilt
tnnlll illS II llllninum illllt!'lIti "r rnn~n,~il\ln, t n Cnl if"rn in, "" rl~\\'hrrr..
or~t ~eolnl!jcal Ol'ClIrrl'IIC(,!! or thf' two IlIinl'ra\lI 111'(' rliKllilllilnr. )(nKt of Ihr
...."n('fti,,1 clrpm;itfl (If p.\nlf.h~lIitc 1111\'(' fllrmrel b~' lIiternliltl\ lICittie ..ttlnic rnclul. nut p)'nlph,\I1iIr. nlM! hllR hl"'n nnletl in ml'tllmorphOf.t't1 -.linu,,,t I\ry r'f)('k~ anel in or "lonl1 J!OJ.).IIIlKrl I: "tinR,
}.orulilil!$. TIll' f'1ll1l1ll1'''''i,,1 Jll'lIIhll'Ijllll of flyrophyllill' ill rlllirllr
. "fII'"'IOUIII! t. ('''nn .h..wh,1t 1.~.~IU<'1I..n lor ':tlr. ~.~,,'H It..,
I'Tr"l.h)IIIo., In ('..II'or ....
ltDO-'" CUt1Il>&rL-.i willi "alva 0' Call1ornia bulldln" ""rlltll... liZ2h.
ail "'." rl'I'orell',l rill' thl' fil'St tilltt' ill 1!J.t!i. FOllr Jlrn,)('rlil~, twu in MOllu r'IIII1I~' nlHl one f'111'11 ill 111."11 1111.1 Rlln l>ir:,!o r.uHntic!I, nre currcntly
IdiYe.
The two p~'rnJlhyllitl' prolH'I'\i('s ill ~fonu ('ol1nl.v Ilrc in the hl'lt
tl "i~hly mehll1l1t1'llhnsl'oI rmk ",hi.1t C{)l\luin~ the Wid 'Iollntllin