Santa Cruz Sand Pit and Mill

Producer in Santa Cruz county in California, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140949
MAS/MILS ID 0060870048
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Cruz Sand Pit and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.95183, 37.01572 (WGS84)
Elevation 47
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Laurel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010 S 001 W 34 NENWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.95183, 37.01572

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 Cranite Rock Co.
    ID 401782
    Home office California
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE FILE REFERENCE JUNE 1979

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 07/19/2024
MSHA mine ID0401782
Mine name (MSHA)Santa Cruz Sand Plant
Current operatorGranite Rock Company
Current controller (parent)Peter J Lemon
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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