Mine · Kern County, California, United States
Taft Production Company & Mines
Taft Production Company & Mines is a mine in Kern County, California, United States, owned by Oil Dri Corporation Of America.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | TAFT PRODUCTION COMPANY & MINES | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Kern County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | clay (mainly clay) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Oil Dri Corporation Of America (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Taft Production Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 88 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.1172, -119.4042 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Oil Dri Corporation Of America owns 5 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 70 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Oil Dri Corporation Of America | 71st | 5 | 0.19% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 7 water rights (4 active) and 4 power plants (3 operating, 2,464 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern River water right A031819 | Water right | 65,750 acre-ft/year | Planned | 19 km |
| Elk Hills Power LLC | Power plant | 623 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Sunrise Power LLC | Power plant | 685 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Kern River irrigation right S004666 | Water right | 724,400 acre-ft/year | Active | 26 km |
| Jasmine | Power plant | 134 MW | Under construction | 26 km |
| Kern County municipal and irrigation right A031677 | Water right | 2,279,000 acre-ft/year | Planned | 32 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.