Chillicothe Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Peoria 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10217577
MAS/MILS ID 0171430010
Record type Site
Current site name Chillicothe Sand & Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Chillicothe S&G Pit, See Comments

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -89.47788, 40.94502 (WGS84)
Elevation 143
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Peoria(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chillicothe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Peoria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Peoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Peoria

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 011 N 009 E 09 SESESW Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Carbondale Formation

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 Operator
    Owner Chillicothe Sand And Gravel
    ID 1102372
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner General Materials Corp.
    ID 1102372
    Year 1978
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Taylor Brothers Construction Co.
    ID 1102372

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT, 11/82.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-95 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)

StatusActive since 02/27/2012
MSHA mine ID1102372
Mine name (MSHA)Irions Pit
Current operatorGalena Road Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Peter E Powell
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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