Although there are thousands of acres of pristine open space on Rancho Mission Viejo, it is also home to thousands of acres of industrial uses - leaseholds that run the gamut of businesses from basic to complex.

Rancho Mission Viejo is home to roughly 20 different lessees who use the land for a variety of purposes. These enterprises are capitalizing on the unique natural attributes that Rancho Mission Viejo has to offer.

Natural Materials
Carmeuse Industrial Sands - sand mining and production plant
Catalina Pacific - concrete batch plant
Ortega Rock - rock and gravel mine
Cemex - concrete batch plant
Olsen Paving Stone - decorative paving stone manufacturer

Native Habitat Uses
Noll Seed Company - native plant seed collection operation
Beekman Apiaries - beehive operator

Nurseries
Tree of Life - grows and sells native plants
ColorSpot - grows decorative plants and flowers

Environmental Uses
CR&R - south Orange County operational headquarters and storage facility
Tierra Verde Industries - greenwaste recycling operations
Ewles Materials - asphalt and road base material recycling
Kopp Crushing – concrete material recycling

Technology
Norththrop Grumman - space-related defense technology design and testing facility
RMV Telecom - operator of wireless telecom towers throughout the Ranch
KSBR - Saddleback College radio station transmission facilities
Velocita – wireless data transmission

Equestrian Related
The Oaks Corrals
Oaks/Blenheim Exhibitions – polo field

Other Uses
Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Santa Margarita Water District
SDG&E
SBC
SCE
O.C. Produce – various agriculture, such as beans, strawberries, etc.
OCFA / Sheriff – training area