Mcdowell Quarry

Producer in Livingston county in Illinois, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10217920
MAS/MILS ID 0171050011
Record type Site
Current site name Mcdowell Quarry
Alternate or previous names Chenoa Stone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.68335, 40.78282 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Livingston(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southwest Pontiac(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Peoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Vermilion(hydrologic unit)

Lower(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Livingston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.68335, 40.78282

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Valley View Industries, Inc.
    ID 1100030
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1995
    First year 1983
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chenoa Stone Co. (Previous Owner -
    ID 1100030
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1981
    First year 1981
    Last year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • MSHA.DBF, 02/95 NEW PROPERTY NAME AND COMPANY NAME.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6/76.

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 11/79.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT 1981 #105-202

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 02/95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 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 06/14/2005
MSHA mine ID1100030
Mine name (MSHA)McDowell Quarry
Current operatorValley View Industries, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Richard F Hatzer
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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