Abingdon Quarry

Past Producer in Knox county in Illinois, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10290505
MAS/MILS ID 0170950001
Record type Site
Current site name Abingdon Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.43401, 40.74282 (WGS84)
Elevation 198

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Avon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galesburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Burlington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spoon(hydrologic unit)

Lower(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Knox

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.43401, 40.74282

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 Unknown
    Owner Abingdon Rock Co., Inc.
    ID 1100001
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEEKS LIST, MESA LIST

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 1-30-78.

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 12/04/1980
MSHA mine ID1100001
Mine name (MSHA)Abingdon Rock Company
Current operatorAbingdon Rock Company
Current controller (parent)Smith Walter A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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