Tri-County Sand & Gravel Pit

Past Producer in La Salle 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 10266190
MAS/MILS ID 0170990047
Record type Site
Current site name Tri-County Sand & Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Johnson Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -88.65945, 41.53892 (WGS84)
Elevation 175
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

Sheridan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Fox(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(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 005 E 04 NWSENE Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -88.65945, 41.53892

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 Operator
    Owner Tri-County Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1102541
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:MESA INSP,SEPT-1977.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 12-18-79.

  • 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 06/18/1980
MSHA mine ID1102541
Mine name (MSHA)Tri County Sand And Gravel
Current operatorTri-County Sand & Gravel Company
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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