Sim J. Harris Rock Plant

Past Producer in San Diego 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140770
MAS/MILS ID 0060730813
Record type Site
Current site name Sim J. Harris Rock Plant
Alternate or previous names Slim J. Harris Rock Plant, Murphy Canyon Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.12586, 32.85816 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Jolla(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Diego(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NAVY(Federal land areas administered by NAVY)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 015 S 002 W 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.12586, 32.85816

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sim J. Harris Co.
    ID 402911
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981,

  • Deposit

    P. 51.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1991 Rumsey, Clayton M. 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 12/15/2023
MSHA mine ID0402911
Mine name (MSHA)Miramar Recycle
Current operatorMartin Marietta San Diego Aggregates, LLC
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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