Josephine Canyon Sand & Gravel

Past Producer in Santa Cruz county in Arizona, 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 10210712
MAS/MILS ID 0040230020
Record type Site
Current site name Josephine Canyon Sand & Gravel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -110.88288, 31.36434 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nogales(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 024 S 014 E 11 S2S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -110.88288, 31.36434

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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Pueblo Constructors, Inc.
    ID 200681
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OP:NEW PUEBLO CONSTRUCTORS 1977

  • Deposit

    MSHA YELLOW FORM 4000-6.5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAY-87 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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 01/30/1980
MSHA mine ID0200681
Mine name (MSHA)Josephine Canyon 75-100
Current operatorNew Pueblo Constructors Inc
Current controller (parent)Ronstadt K G
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 Arizona resources

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