Chino Plant

Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10116130
MAS/MILS ID 0060710661
Record type Site
Current site name Chino Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.72088, 34.00172 (WGS84)
Elevation 232
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ontario(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Ana(hydrologic unit)

Santa Ana(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002 S 008 W 15 N2 California

Comments on the location information

  • 15920 POMONA RINCON ROAD, 171, OFFICE LOCATED AT 628 LANCER LANE, CORONA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.72088, 34.00172

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Corona Clay Co.
    ID 402636
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED AUGUST 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/08/1980
MSHA mine ID0402636
Mine name (MSHA)Chino Plant
Current operatorHiggins Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Higgins Walter R
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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