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California Valley Gypsum Mine

Producer in San Mateo county in California, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. 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 10237671
MAS/MILS ID 0060810067
Record type Site
Current site name California Valley Gypsum Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.99346, 35.32827 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Simmler(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Taft(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Carrizo Plain(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Mateo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030 S 018 E 12 SE California

Comments on the location information

  • 3 MILES OFF HIGHWAY 58 ON SODA LAKE ROAD AND 1 MILE NORTH ON BELMOUNT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.99346, 35.32827
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner California Valley Mining Co.
    ID 404359
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED OCTOBER 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 06/25/1986
MSHA mine ID0404359
Mine name (MSHA)California Valley Gyp Pit
Current operatorW-R Gypsum
Current controller (parent)Rankin Randal & Larry Wedel
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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