Santa Paula Pit

Producer in Ventura 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 10214268
MAS/MILS ID 0061110070
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Paula Pit
Alternate or previous names Livingston-Graham Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.10282, 34.31001 (WGS84)
Elevation 49
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ventura(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Paula(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Barbara(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Ventura

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 003 N 021 W 29 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.10282, 34.31001

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Southern Pacific Milling Co.
    ID 401841
    Home office California
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 180-C, 1961, P. 43.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-FEB-1991 Perry 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 11/19/1985
MSHA mine ID0401841
Mine name (MSHA)Santa Paula Plant
Current operatorLivingston-Graham
Current controller (parent)Gulf + Western Industries Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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