Duffek Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Forest 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 10180916
MAS/MILS ID 0550410004
Record type Site
Current site name Duffek Sand & Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Duffek Sand & Grave

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.98927, 45.7119 (WGS84)
Elevation 504

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Forest(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Argonne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wolf(hydrologic unit)

Fox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nicolet National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Forest

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.98927, 45.7119

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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Duffek Sand And Gravel
    ID 4702507
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-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 04/27/1981
MSHA mine ID4702507
Mine name (MSHA)Duffek Sand & Gravel Pits Evert Col
Current operatorDuffek Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Paul Duffek; Calvin Krueger
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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