Sand Pit

Past Producer in Santa Barbara county in California, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10116462
MAS/MILS ID 0060830132
Record type Site
Current site name Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.49346, 34.64029 (WGS84)
Elevation 23
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Barbara(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lompoc(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Maria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Maria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Ynez(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Santa Barbara

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 N 034 W 32 California

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCAT: ON FLORADALE-GOING WEST ON OCEAN AVE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.49346, 34.64029

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past 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 V And J Rock Transport, Inc.
    ID 404471
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED DEC 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-FEB-1991 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 04/20/1990
MSHA mine ID0404471
Mine name (MSHA)V & J
Current operatorV & J Rock Transport Inc
Current controller (parent)Johnson Steve
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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