Abler Pit

Producer in Fond du Lac 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 10157002
MAS/MILS ID 0550390035
Record type Site
Current site name Abler Pit
Alternate or previous names Evert Cole, Gyr Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.36674, 43.8319 (WGS84)
Elevation 245
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fond du Lac(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Peter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fond du Lac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Madison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Winnebago(hydrologic unit)

Fox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Fond du Lac

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.36674, 43.8319

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner L. And H Gyr Excavating
    ID 4702527
    Home office Wisconsin
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Duffer Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 4702527
    Home office Wisconsin
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-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 09/04/2020
MSHA mine ID4702527
Mine name (MSHA)Gyr Pit
Current operatorL & H Gyr Excavating Inc
Current controller (parent)Linda Gyr; Joel Newhouse
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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