Standard Canal Pit

Producer in Imperial 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. 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 10188097
MAS/MILS ID 0060250049
Record type Site
Current site name Standard Canal Pit
Alternate or previous names Ryerson Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -115.33661, 33.07587 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Amos(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 012 S 016 E 31 SWSE California

Comments on the location information

  • .25 MILE PAST THE HIGHLINE CANAL ON HWY 78 TO GLAMIS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -115.33661, 33.07587

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 Rynel Transit Mix Co.
    ID 401910
    Home office California
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management - El Centro Resource Area
    ID 401910
    Home office California
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. ACTIVE MINES DATABASE (1991).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAY-1992 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)

StatusIntermittent since 04/25/2022
MSHA mine ID0401910
Mine name (MSHA)Frink Pit
Current operatorSuperior Ready Mix Concrete L P
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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