Other Commodities - Geology, Mining and Processing of Diatomite at Lonipoc, Santa Barbara County, California (T. P. 687, with discussion)

- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 32
- File Size:
- 3183 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1938
Abstract
The largest and purest known deposit of diatomite is being actively mined and processed 3 1/2 miles south of Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, Calif., by the Johns-Nlanville Products Corporation. The workings cover 4000 acres, the depth of economically recoverable diatomite being 1000 ft. (Fig. 1). Lompoe, a community of 2500 population, is situated in the Santa Ynez River Valley 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. It is 44 miles
Citation
APA:
(1938) Other Commodities - Geology, Mining and Processing of Diatomite at Lonipoc, Santa Barbara County, California (T. P. 687, with discussion)MLA: Other Commodities - Geology, Mining and Processing of Diatomite at Lonipoc, Santa Barbara County, California (T. P. 687, with discussion). The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1938.