| Deposit ID | 10261293 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060650595 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Metropolitan Portal Rock Stockpile |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.78366, 33.90283 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 503 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Riverside(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cabazon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Riverside |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 003 S | 002 E | 21 | NWNENW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -116.78366, 33.90283 |
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| Strike | N21W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 30W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Plant subcategory | Refiner-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. S Hauley Corp And Paul Hubbo Construction Co |
| ID | 404451 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 81HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060650595 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404451 |
MSHA RPT DATED SEPT 1980.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Wetzel, Nicholas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/26/1981 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404451 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Metropolitan Portal Rock Stock-Pile |
| Current operator | L S Hawley Corp & Paul Hubbs Construction |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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