California · Los Angeles County
Prospect

Sand Canyon Placers

Los Angeles County, California, United States
IronTitaniumZirconiumSand and GravelConstruction
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Titanium, Zirconium
TertiarySand and Gravel, Construction
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAmphibole, Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Sphene, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1983
Identification
Deposit ID10236674
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.38031, -118.4059
References
ANONYMOUS. BEACH SAND PROJECT FOR SOUTH AFRICA. MININGMAGAZINE, VOL. 135, NOVEMBER, 1976, PP. 425-432.ANONYMOUS. MINERAL SANDS SUPPLEMENT. INDUSTRIAL MINERALSNO. 142, JULY, 1979, PP I-IV.JUNE, 1981, PP. 458-465.BENSON, W.T., A.L. ENGEL, H.J. HEINEN. TITANIFEROUSMAGNETITE DEPOSITS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. BUMINESR.I. 5962, 1962, 40 PP.GOMES. J.M., G.M. MARTINEZ, W.W. WONG. RECOVERY OFBYPRODUCT HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS INCENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. BUMINES R.I.8471, 1980, 20GROGAN, R.M. MILLING AT DUPONT'S HEAVY MINERALS MINES INFLORIDA, MILLING METHODS IN AMERICA, GORDON AND BREACHSCIENCE PUBLISHERS. 1964, PP. 205-230.KAUFFMAN, A.J., AND D.C. HOLT. ZIRCON: A REVIEW, WITHEMPHASIS ON WEST COAST RESOURCES AND MARKETS. BUMINESI.C. 8268, 1965, 66 PP.CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 176, 1957, PP. 702-712.OAKSHOTT, G B; GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE SAN FERNANDOQUADRANGLE,LOS ANGELS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;CALIF DIV OF MINESAND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 172, 1958 147PP.