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Pacific Clay Pits

Past Producer in Riverside county in California, United States with commodity Kaolin
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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 10212941
MAS/MILS ID 0060651298
Record type Site
Current site name Pacific Clay Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.40777, 33.71973 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alberhill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Ana(hydrologic unit)

Santa Ana(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Riverside

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005 S 005 W 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.40777, 33.71973
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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 Pacific Clay Products, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-MAR-91 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)

StatusActive since 11/29/2004
MSHA mine ID0400558
Mine name (MSHA)Pacific Clay Pits
Current operatorPacific Clay Products Inc
Current controller (parent)David H Murdock
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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