Rock County Pioneer Crusher 493

Producer in Rock county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10132367
MAS/MILS ID 0551050018
Record type Site
Current site name Rock County Pioneer Crusher 493
Alternate or previous names Rock County Hwy Dept Ruffer Pit, Kuffer Pit, Rock County Highway Department

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.01816, 42.74221 (WGS84)
Elevation 229

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rock(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Janesville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monroe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Rock(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Rock

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.01816, 42.74221

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rock County Highway Department
    ID 4701110
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1982 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 09/24/1999
MSHA mine ID4701110
Mine name (MSHA)ROCK CTY. PIONEER CRUSHER (493)
Current operatorRock County Department Of Public Works
Current controller (parent)Rock County - Wi
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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