The Sand Canyon Placers is a iron, titanium, and zirconium mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 6,266 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,266 Feet (1,910 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Zirconium
Lat, Long: 34.3803, -118.40500
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Sand Canyon Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sand Canyon Placers
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium
Primary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Percent: 80.00
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1983
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Amphibole
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Zircon
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE TONNAGE DISPLAYED IN MATRIX ONE REPRESENTS THE FINE GRAINED MATERIAL LESS THE GRAVEL. SCREENING WILL REDUCE THIS FIGURE BY BY ABOUT FOURTEEN PERCENT
Comment (Reserve-Resource): TONNAGE DATA MAY HAVE BEEN ENTERED INCORRECTLY. COULD BE 8.2 MIL TONNES NOT 820,000 MT. SAME ERROR COULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE Q-DATA SET DATA ENTRY.
References
Reference (Deposit): JUNE, 1981, PP. 458-465.
Reference (Deposit): BENSON, W.T., A.L. ENGEL, H.J. HEINEN. TITANIFEROUS
Reference (Deposit): NO. 142, JULY, 1979, PP I-IV.
Reference (Deposit): MAGNETITE DEPOSITS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES
Reference (Deposit): R.I. 5962, 1962, 40 PP.
Reference (Deposit): GOMES. J.M., G.M. MARTINEZ, W.W. WONG. RECOVERY OF
Reference (Deposit): BYPRODUCT HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN
Reference (Deposit): CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. BUMINES R.I.8471, 1980, 20
Reference (Deposit): GROGAN, R.M. MILLING AT DUPONT'S HEAVY MINERALS MINES IN
Reference (Deposit): FLORIDA, MILLING METHODS IN AMERICA, GORDON AND BREACH
Reference (Deposit): SCIENCE PUBLISHERS. 1964, PP. 205-230.
Reference (Deposit): KAUFFMAN, A.J., AND D.C. HOLT. ZIRCON: A REVIEW, WITH
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OAKSHOTT, G B; GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE SAN FERNANDO
Reference (Reserve-Resource): QUADRANGLE,LOS ANGELS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;CALIF DIV OF MINES
Reference (Reserve-Resource): AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 172, 1958 147PP.
Reference (Deposit): ANONYMOUS. BEACH SAND PROJECT FOR SOUTH AFRICA. MINING
Reference (Deposit): MAGAZINE, VOL. 135, NOVEMBER, 1976, PP. 425-432.
Reference (Deposit): ANONYMOUS. MINERAL SANDS SUPPLEMENT. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Reference (Deposit): EMPHASIS ON WEST COAST RESOURCES AND MARKETS. BUMINES
Reference (Deposit): I.C. 8268, 1965, 66 PP.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 176, 1957, PP. 702-712.
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