L-Bob Gravel Pit

Producer in Elkhart 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. 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120319
MAS/MILS ID 0180390010
Record type Site
Current site name L-Bob Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Ernsberger Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -85.81056, 41.74112 (WGS84)
Elevation 242
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elkhart(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bristol(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elkhart(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Elkhart

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 038 N 006 E 14 E2SWSW Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -85.81056, 41.74112

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Niblock Excavating, Inc.
    ID 1201258
    Interest 100
    Home office Indiana
    Year 1987
    First year 1987
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
    ID 1201258
    Interest 100
    Home office Indiana
    Year 1980
    First year 1980
    Last year 1987
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner L-Bob Gravel Co.
    ID 1201258
    Interest 100
    Home office Indiana
    Year 1978
    First year 1978
    Last year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 5-21-75.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 4-16-80 (NEW NAME).

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 02/95, (BACK TO OLD NAME).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MSHA.DBF, 02/95 STADATE OF 06/87 LISTS AS ABOVE (OLD NAME), WITH NEW COMPANY (SEE OWNERSHIP TABLE).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-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 05/01/2024
MSHA mine ID1201258
Mine name (MSHA)L-Bob Gravel
Current operatorNiblock Excavating Inc
Current controller (parent)Chase Niblock; Chad Niblock
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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