Sun Valley Pit

Past Producer in Los Angeles 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 10236099
MAS/MILS ID 0060370551
Record type Site
Current site name Sun Valley Pit
Alternate or previous names Sun Valley Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.3867, 34.25001 (WGS84)
Elevation 241
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Fernando(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Los Angeles(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 Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 N 014 W 31 NE California

Comments on the location information

  • 11401 TUXFORD STREET, SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.3867, 34.25001

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 Conrock Co.
    ID 401736
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P. 42.

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)

StatusAbandoned since 07/14/2020
MSHA mine ID0401736
Mine name (MSHA)Sun Valley Plant
Current operatorCalMat Co
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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