| Deposit ID | 10193731 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170310032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thornton Underground Mine No. 2 |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.61172, 41.56672 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 185 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cook(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Calumet City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chicago(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chicago(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chicago(hydrologic unit)
Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Cook |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Town (1) | -87.61172, 41.56672 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Material Service Corp. |
| ID | 1102719 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170310032 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1102719 |
MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/27/2005 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1102719 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Thornton Underground |
| Current operator | Hanson Material Service |
| Current controller (parent) | Heidelberg Materials AG |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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