Paxton Pit Younggreen Pit

Producer in Ford 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 10193210
MAS/MILS ID 0170530006
Record type Site
Current site name Paxton Pit Younggreen Pit
Alternate or previous names Youngreen Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.02423, 40.41313 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ford(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paxton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Champaign(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Peoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Vermilion(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Ford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.02423, 40.41313

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Urban Sand And Gravel Co., Inc.
    ID 1101133
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Thomas, Howard, Gravel Co.
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANY CHANGED SINCE LAST MSHA.DBF LIST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 5-28-80.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 1995 LIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-APR-1995 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)

StatusActive since 11/05/2025
MSHA mine ID1101133
Mine name (MSHA)Yard 57 - Paxton
Current operatorVCNA Prairie LLC
Current controller (parent)VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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