Readfield Pit

Producer in Waupaca county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Warning: This record lacks important information: bibliographic references, which we consider necessary for a comprehensive report.
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 10157808
MAS/MILS ID 0551350007
Record type Site
Current site name Readfield Pit
Alternate or previous names A.F. Gelhar Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.76336, 44.2878 (WGS84)
Elevation 253
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Waupaca(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Readfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Appleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Green Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wolf(hydrologic unit)

Fox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Waupaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.76336, 44.2878

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 Gelhar Co., Inc., A. F.
    ID 4701963
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAY-83 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 05/14/2008
MSHA mine ID4701963
Mine name (MSHA)Readfield Plant
Current operatorA.F. Gelhar Co., Inc.
Current controller (parent)Jim Gelhar
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.

Open MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System for inspections, accidents, and violations for this mine.