Atkinson Pit

Past Producer in Los Angeles 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 10163512
MAS/MILS ID 0060370634
Record type Site
Current site name Atkinson Pit
Alternate or previous names Compton Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.2587, 33.90782 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Inglewood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Long Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Long Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Los Angeles(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 003 S 013 W 16 SENWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.2587, 33.90782

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Atkinson Brick Co.
    ID 400535
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Ridenour, James 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 ID0400535
Mine name (MSHA)Compton Plant
Current operatorAtkinson Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Atkinson Elsie M
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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