Anderson Pit

Producer in McHenry 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144445
MAS/MILS ID 0171110027
Record type Site
Current site name Anderson Pit
Alternate or previous names Colud Be Harvard Portable

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -88.54085, 42.43081 (WGS84)
Elevation 294
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McHenry(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harvard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elgin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kishwaukee(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois McHenry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 046 N 006 E 28 Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Silurian System undivided

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Morris Gravel And Excavating, Inc.
    ID 1102648
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Harvard Ready Mix, Inc.
    ID 1102648
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 11/80.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 02/95.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEW NAME ON MSHA.DBF, 02/95 LIST; HARVARD PORTABLE/HARVARD READY MIX, INC UNDER MINES I.D. 1102648; STATUS, 09/89.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-1995 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 10/15/2015
MSHA mine ID1102648
Mine name (MSHA)Meyer Material Company - Harvard Pit #11
Current operatorMeyer Material Company
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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