Ione Clays Mine (Ione-Carbondale Clays), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ione Clays Mine (Ione-Carbondale Clays) | Mine |
| Clarksona | - not defined - |
| Irish Hill Mining District | Mining District |
| Amador County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 22' 43'' North , 120° 59' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ione | 7,000 (2017) | 5.3km |
| Buena Vista | 429 (2011) | 11.2km |
| Camanche Village | 847 (2011) | 12.1km |
| Drytown | 167 (2011) | 13.2km |
| Amador City | 189 (2017) | 14.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 16km |
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 42km |
| Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 42km |
| Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 48km |
| Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs | North Highlands, California | 48km |
A former clay-alumina-Fe-silica deposit/mine located in sec. 15, T6N, R9E, MDM, 0.5 km (0.3 mile/1,800 feet) N of Clarksona, on the lower W slope of Indian Hill (summit). Owned by California Mineral Products Co., California (1943); Yosemite Portland Cement Co., California (1943); Smith V. Parker, California (1943); Mrs. Emma Maxwell, California (1943); Pacific Portland Cement Co., California (1943). Mineral rights holdings include fee ownership, private lease & minerals only. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
The ore body strikes and dips N20W and is 30 meters thick, 731 meters wide, 2,377 meters long and has a depth-to-top of 3.6 meters covering an area of 342 HA. The ore body is sedimentary and tabular. The primary mode of origin was sedimentation and the secondary mode was residual concentration. Primary ore control was lithology. There is no wallrock alteration. The average thickness of unconsolidated material is 3.6 meters. Local rocks include Eocene nonmarine rocks, unit 1 (Northern and Central California).
Workings include surface openings comprised of open pits.
Reserves and resources data: Type: in-situ; estimate year: 1943:
Demonstrated reserves: 48,812,000 metric tons
Indicated reserves: 13,572,000 metric tons
Measured reserves: 35,240,000 metric tons
Total resources: 48,812,000 metric tons.
Resource details: Al: Al2O3: 23.6999 weight per cent (1943); Fe: Fe2O3: 2.3999 weight per cent (1943).
Fire clays and clay products were being produced from SE pits in the area for the northwestern U.S. paper pulp industry. Matrix grades and tonnages are based on wet tonnes. The Al grade specified represents total Al content rather than available Al content. The dry analysis is 30% Al, 2.4% Fe, and 51% SiO2.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Silica' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- California Central ValleyAccretionary Complex
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060050024
Ione Clays Mine, Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA