Sand and Pacoima Canyons Placer

The Sand and Pacoima Canyons Placer is a sand and gravel, construction, titanium, metal, and iron mine located in Los Angeles county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Satelite View

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Site Name

Primary: Sand and Pacoima Canyons Placer

Commodity

Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: Los Angeles

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BENSON 1962 BU. MI. R. I. 5962

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