Mine · Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Santan Pit
Santan Pit is a mine in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, operated by Gila River Sand & Gravel Corporation.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Pinal County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | sand and gravel (mainly sand and gravel) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Gila River Sand & Gravel Corporation | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 89 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.1450, -111.8300 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow its operator compares
Gila River Sand & Gravel Corporation operates 2 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 200 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Gila River Sand & Gravel Corporation | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 3,232 water rights, 38 data centers (1 operating, 183 MW) and 11 power plants (8 operating, 6,702 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix AMA groundwater water right 58-109773.0002 | Water right | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Phoenix AMA groundwater water right 58-113946.0000 | Water right | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Phoenix AMA groundwater water right 58-104613.0000 | Water right | — | — | 7.1 km |
| CyrusOne data center, Chandler | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Digital Realty Phoenix PHX15 | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| H5 Phoenix | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Santan | Power plant | 1,326 MW | Operating | 22 km |
| Kyrene | Power plant | 596 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Desert Basin | Power plant | 745 MW | Operating | 27 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights). Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights), Restricted.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.