Mission Gorge Pit

Past Producer in San Diego 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262105
MAS/MILS ID 0060730794
Record type Site
Current site name Mission Gorge Pit
Alternate or previous names Mission Gorge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.07585, 32.80006 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Mesa(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 016 S 002 W 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.07585, 32.80006

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 Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P. 52.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 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)

StatusActive since 05/25/1973
MSHA mine ID0400089
Mine name (MSHA)MISSION GORGE PLANT
Current operatorSuperior Ready Mix Concrete L P
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (973 m, 0.81 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references

Authoritative California resources

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