Kane County Pit

Producer in Kane 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 10266191
MAS/MILS ID 0170890038
Record type Site
Current site name Kane County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -88.44174, 41.75831 (WGS84)
Elevation 223

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kane(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sugar Grove(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 Kane

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -88.44174, 41.75831

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 Unknown
    Owner Terry Maier Gravel And Trucking
    ID 1100916
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POR IS SUGAR GROVE, ILL

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 5-18-81.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 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 04/29/1985
MSHA mine ID1100916
Mine name (MSHA)Kane County Pit
Current operatorTerry Maier Gravel & Trucking
Current controller (parent)Maier Terry
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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