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Temescal Canyon Pit

Past Producer in Riverside 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 10115615
MAS/MILS ID 0060651001
Record type Site
Current site name Temescal Canyon Pit
Alternate or previous names Corosil Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.50477, 33.81473 (WGS84)
Elevation 338
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Corona South(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 004 S 006 W 21 NWNENE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 2 (Peninsular Ranges)
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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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Corosil Corp.
    ID 404293
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981,

  • Deposit

    P. 46.

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)

StatusAbandoned since 12/04/1989
MSHA mine ID0404293
Mine name (MSHA)Master Sand Materials
Current operatorMaster Sand Materials
Current controller (parent)Marval Paul Sr-Jesse Martinez
Mine typeFacility (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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