West Schneidecker Pit

Producer in Kendall 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 10193677
MAS/MILS ID 0170930004
Record type Site
Current site name West Schneidecker Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.58785, 41.56312 (WGS84)
Elevation 201

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kendall(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newark(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Fox(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Kendall

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.58785, 41.56312

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 Otto Machine Co.
    ID 1101191
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MALHOTRA, R, AND P.A. SMITH. DIRECTORY OF ILLINOIS MINERAL

  • Deposit

    PRODUCERS-1974. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL

  • Deposit

    NOTE 64, JULY 1976, P. 75.

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)

StatusAbandoned since 10/13/1992
MSHA mine ID1101191
Mine name (MSHA)West Schiedecker Pit
Current operatorOtto Machine Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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