Plant No. 3

Past Producer in Whitley county in Indiana, 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 10290312
MAS/MILS ID 0181830001
Record type Site
Current site name Plant No. 3
Alternate or previous names Midwest Aggregates Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.36964, 41.16112 (WGS84)
Elevation 253

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whitley(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Churubusco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eel(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Whitley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.36964, 41.16112

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Midwest Aggregates Corp.
    ID 1200930

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE MICHAEL C., 1975, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 43.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 12-13, 1973.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION CONSISTS OF A PIT, A DREDGE, AND A PERMANENT MILL.

  • 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 05/04/1981
MSHA mine ID1200930
Mine name (MSHA)Plant No 3
Current operatorMidwest Aggregates Corp
Current controller (parent)Old Fort Industries Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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