California · Kern County

Bissell Magnesite Deposit

Unconfirmed Magnesite Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State: California
County: Kern
Development status: Past Producer
Mine type: Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity: Magnesite
Verification: Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former magnesite, bentonite occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 11, T10N, R11W, SBM, SSW of Bissell, on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. NOTE: Murdoch & Webb (1966) state that this deposit is located…

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Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground

MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

Bentonite
Magnesite

Access & recent conditions

Land: unknown

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

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mine identity
development status
commodities
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Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 79833