U S Refactories Div. Mill

Producer in Will county in Illinois, United States with commodity Magnesite
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 10266688
MAS/MILS ID 0171979004
Record type Site
Current site name U S Refactories Div. Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -88.11253, 41.50422 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Will(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Joliet(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Des Plaines(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Will

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 035 N 010 E Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -88.11253, 41.50422

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Central Refactories Co.
    ID 1102628
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MIF LIST 12/82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID1102628
Mine name (MSHA)Us Refractories Division
Current operatorGeneral Refractories Company
Current controller (parent)Dicalite Management Group LLC
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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