Lake County Pit No. 1

Producer in Lake 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. 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. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10169462
MAS/MILS ID 0170970002
Record type Site
Current site name Lake County Pit No. 1
Alternate or previous names Peterson Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.95283, 42.30971 (WGS84)
Elevation 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Libertyville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waukegan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Racine(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Des Plaines(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Lake

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (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 Unknown
    Owner Lake County Grading, Inc.
    ID 1101306
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Peterson Sand And Gravel, Inc. (Previous Owner)
    ID 1101306

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 11-24-80.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 2-18-81.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 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)

StatusIntermittent since 11/09/2020
MSHA mine ID1101306
Mine name (MSHA)Midwest Aggregates
Current operatorPayne & Dolan Inc
Current controller (parent)Kurt Bechthold
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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