Manley Bros. Troy Grove Pit

Plant in La Salle county in Illinois, United States with commodity Silica
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 10241793
MAS/MILS ID 0170990040
Record type Site
Current site name Manley Bros. Troy Grove Pit
Alternate or previous names Manley Brothers Troy Grove Pit, Manley Brothers Quarry & Mill, Arrowhead Sandstone Quarry & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -89.07256, 41.46612 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Salle(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Troy Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kewanee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(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 La Salle

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 035 N 001 E 35 Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -89.07256, 41.46612

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Arrowhead Silica Corp. (Previous Owner)
    ID 1101016
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MALHOTRA, R, AND P.A. SMITH. DIRECTORY OF ILLINOIS MINERAL

  • Deposit

    PRODUCERS-1974. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL

  • Deposit

    NOTE 64, JULY 1976, P. 76.

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 11-24-80.

  • Deposit

    # COMMODITY IS SILICA SAND USED FOR FOUNDRY WORK & GLASS.

  • 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)

StatusActive since 05/27/1975
MSHA mine ID1101016
Mine name (MSHA)MANLEY BROS.
Current operatorManley Brothers Of Indiana Inc
Current controller (parent)Paul Salt
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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