Sand - Clay Mine

Past Producer in Orange county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10115711
MAS/MILS ID 0060590036
Record type Site
Current site name Sand - Clay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.58228, 33.66443 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santiago Peak(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 006 S 007 W 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.58228, 33.66443

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 Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAUFFER, C. R. HIGH ALUMINA CLAYS OF THE SANTA AN MOUNTAIN

  • Deposit

    REGION, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINERALS

  • Deposit

    INVESTIGATION PRELIMINARY REPORT 3-197, 1945, MAP NO. 58.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JAN-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.