Pit Number 1

Past Producer in Will 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 10217711
MAS/MILS ID 0171970018
Record type Site
Current site name Pit Number 1
Alternate or previous names Gaskill Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.22254, 41.44222 (WGS84)
Elevation 165

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Will(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Channahon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ottawa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Des Plaines(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Will

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.22254, 41.44222

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Termar Industries, Aggregates Products
    ID 1101084
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA LIST, WEEKS LIST, ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6-14-76.

  • 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)

StatusAbandoned since 08/22/1979
MSHA mine ID1101084
Mine name (MSHA)Termar Pit Number 1 And Mill
Current operatorTemar Industries Aggregate Products
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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