East Riverdale Pit & Mill

Plant in DuPage county in Illinois, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120760
MAS/MILS ID 0170430004
Record type Site
Current site name East Riverdale Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.17644, 41.93811 (WGS84)
Elevation 232

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

DuPage(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Chicago(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Des Plaines(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois DuPage

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.17644, 41.93811

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner East Riverdale Gravel Co.
    ID 1102258
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6-3-80.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/07/1983
MSHA mine ID1102258
Mine name (MSHA)East Riverdale Pit And Mill
Current operatorEast Riverdale Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Daniel R Plote
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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