Gavers Pit & Mill

Plant in McHenry 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 10241926
MAS/MILS ID 0171110006
Record type Site
Current site name Gavers Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.49945, 42.32111 (WGS84)
Elevation 271

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McHenry(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elgin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kishwaukee(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois McHenry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.49945, 42.32111

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Gavers Asphalt, Paving And Excavating Co.
    ID 1102259
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6-1-81.

  • 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 03/15/2013
MSHA mine ID1102259
Mine name (MSHA)Gavers Pit & Mill
Current operatorGavers Asphalt Paving & Excavating
Current controller (parent)Donald R Gavers
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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