Massey Indio Hills Deposit

Past Producer in Riverside 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 10213038
MAS/MILS ID 0060650005
Record type Site
Current site name Massey Indio Hills Deposit
Alternate or previous names Indio Pit and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.23974, 33.77064 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Berdoo Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(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 007 E 03 SENWNE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.23974, 33.77064

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Massey Sand And Rock Co.
    ID 401854
    Home office California
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-14, 1977,

  • Deposit

    TABULATED LIST, NO. 461, P. 247.

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)

StatusActive since 06/15/2017
MSHA mine ID0401854
Mine name (MSHA)HJ HOVE
Current operatorHI-GRADE MATERIALS CO.
Current controller (parent)Robar Enterprises Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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