Clark County Pit 2

Producer in Clark 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 10217465
MAS/MILS ID 0170230005
Record type Site
Current site name Clark County Pit 2
Alternate or previous names Clark County Pit, Darwin Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.62862, 39.28334 (WGS84)
Elevation 137

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snyder(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Terre Haute(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Wabash-Busseron(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Clark

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.62862, 39.28334

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 Clark County Highway Department
    ID 1101844
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERMANENT SHUTDOWN - MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10-2-79.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 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 10/14/2025
MSHA mine ID1101844
Mine name (MSHA)Clark County Highway Department
Current operatorClark County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Clark County-IL
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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