Oro Grande Ii Mine

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10116669
MRDS ID M023456
MAS/MILS ID 0060711860
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Grande Ii Mine
Related records 10035605

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.32418, 34.59501 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victorville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006 N 004 W 20 NW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.32418, 34.59501

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES REPORT, V. 27, 1931, P. 308. NOTE:

  • Deposit

    REPORTED LOCATION IN THIS REFERENCE IS SUSPECT.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,

  • Deposit

    NO. 159, P. 52.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 165, 1954, P. 130.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-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 10/01/2015
MSHA mine ID0400011
Mine name (MSHA)ORO GRANDE QUARRY
Current operatorCALPORTLAND
Current controller (parent)Taiheiyo Cement Corp
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1655 m, 0.87 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative California resources

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