Mine · Kern County, California, United States
Maricopa Plant
Maricopa Plant is a mine in Kern County, California, United States, owned by Nestle S A.
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 | Kern 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 | crushed stone (mainly crushed stone) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Nestle S A (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 129 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 | 35.0547, -119.4469 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Nestle S A owns 3 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 139 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.
| Owner 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% |
| Nestle S A | 140th | 3 | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 6 water rights (3 active) and 4 power plants (3 operating, 2,464 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Power LLC | Power plant | 685 MW | Operating | 21 km |
| Elk Hills Power LLC | Power plant | 623 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Kern River water right A031819 | Water right | 65,750 acre-ft/year | Planned | 27 km |
| La Paloma Generating Plant | Power plant | 1,156 MW | Operating | 30 km |
| Kern River irrigation right S004666 | Water right | 724,400 acre-ft/year | Active | 34 km |
| Kern County municipal and irrigation right A031677 | Water right | 2,279,000 acre-ft/year | Planned | 39 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.