Chula Vista Evaporators

Past Producer in San Diego county in California, United States with commodity Salt
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10213552
MAS/MILS ID 0060730778
Record type Site
Current site name Chula Vista Evaporators
Alternate or previous names Westertn Salt Co., Western Salt Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -117.10115, 32.59867 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Imperial Beach(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Diego(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 018 S 002 W 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Salt Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -117.10115, 32.59867

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Brine Operation
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Leslie Salt Co.
    ID 401600
    Home office California
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, P. 218-

  • Deposit

    221.

  • Deposit

    JOHN RAPP, CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL., PERSONAL COMMUN.,

  • Deposit

    1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1995 Rumsey, Clayton M. 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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID0401600
Mine name (MSHA)Western Salt Company Plant
Current operatorWestern Salt Company
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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