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Mission Viejo Sand Plant

Producer in Orange county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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  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 10213197
MAS/MILS ID 0060590121
Record type Site
Current site name Mission Viejo Sand Plant
Alternate or previous names Mission Viejo Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.58977, 33.50284 (WGS84)
Elevation 101
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canada Gobernadora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aliso-San Onofre(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Orange

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 007 S 007 W 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.58977, 33.50284
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Riverside Cement Co.
    ID 400531
    Home office California
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner California Silica Products Co.
    ID 400531
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALSO LOCATED IN SEC. 25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1990 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 01/11/1993
MSHA mine ID0400531
Mine name (MSHA)Mission Viejo Clay Pit
Current operatorRiverside Cement Company
Current controller (parent)Hanson PLC
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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