Lucerne Plant

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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 10188746
MAS/MILS ID 0060710611
Record type Site
Current site name Lucerne Plant
Alternate or previous names Lucerne Valley

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.97587, 34.41692 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lucerne Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(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
Mount Diablo 004 N 001 W 22 SW California

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUCERNE VALLEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.97587, 34.41692

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past 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 Pfizer, Inc.
    ID 400219
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P. 50.

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)

StatusActive since 03/24/1987
MSHA mine ID0400219
Mine name (MSHA)Lucerne Valley Plant and Quarry
Current operatorSpecialty Minerals Inc
Current controller (parent)Minerals Technologies Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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