California · Inyo County
Producer

Billie Mine

Inyo County, California, United States
Boron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite, Ulexite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone · Furnace Creek Formation
Associated rockBasalt
StructureNne-Trending, Steeply-Dipping Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1974-1978, 1980-1986, 1991 TO PRESENT
Identification
Deposit ID10023294
MRDS IDI000126
Alternate namesRyan, Billie I, Billie Ii
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.34165, -116.68477
References
O'DRISCOLL, MIKE, 1990, MINERALS IN THE US SOUTH-WEST- BREAKING ROCKS IN THE HOT SUN: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 272, P.59.EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.BARKER, C.E., AND BARKER, J.M., 1985, A RE-EVALUATION OF THE ORIGIN AND DIAGENESIS OF BORATE DEPOSITS, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 101-136.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC..SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.ESTIMATE BY G. ORRIS FROM PUBLISHED DATA IN 1990.ROSKILL, 1993; EVANS AND OTHERS, 1976.