Bissen Quarry

Producer in Door county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10156866
MAS/MILS ID 0550290009
Record type Site
Current site name Bissen Quarry
Alternate or previous names Samuelson Pit, Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Co., Inc

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.33971, 44.8047 (WGS84)
Elevation 180

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Door(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sturgeon Bay East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sturgeon Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Manitowoc(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Door

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.33971, 44.8047

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 Sturgeon Bay Sand And Gravel Inc.
    ID 4700979
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-OCT-1979 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 09/22/2005
MSHA mine ID4700979
Mine name (MSHA)Door County Quarries
Current operatorSturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Ivan Bissen
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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