Mint Canyon Deposit

Prospect in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10188443
MAS/MILS ID 0060370405
Record type Site
Current site name Mint Canyon Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lang, Los Angeles Gypsum

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.3709, 34.48941 (WGS84)
Elevation 731
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Agua Dulce(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(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
Mount Diablo 005 N 014 W 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.3709, 34.48941

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, MAP OF MINES AND

  • Deposit

    OIL FIELDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, MAP NO. 36.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 50, 1954, NO. 159, P. 671.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MIENS BULLETIN 172, 1958, NO. 40, P. 130.

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.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.