Guadalupe Sand Pit

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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10117020
MAS/MILS ID 0060830135
Record type Site
Current site name Guadalupe Sand Pit
Alternate or previous names Guadalupe Sand Pit and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.65597, 34.95468 (WGS84)
Elevation 18
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

Point Sal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Maria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Maria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Antonio(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 010 N 036 W 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.65597, 34.95468

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Gordon Sand Co.
    ID 401787
    Home office California
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY IS SPECIALITY SAND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-FEB-1991 Lowe, Nathan T. 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)

StatusActive since 04/01/2025
MSHA mine ID0401787
Mine name (MSHA)Gordon Sand Co
Current operatorGordon Sand Co
Current controller (parent)Salud Maria Gordon
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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