Jones Pit

Producer in Putnam 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 10120596
MAS/MILS ID 0171550011
Record type Site
Current site name Jones Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -89.19177, 41.11252 (WGS84)
Elevation 223

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Varna(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kewanee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Putnam

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -89.19177, 41.11252

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Dubuque Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1101091
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POR IS MAGNOLIA, ILL.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTING 7/26/78, PG.8, ILL.

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 04/14/2014
MSHA mine ID1101091
Mine name (MSHA)Jones Pit
Current operatorAggregate Materials Company
Current controller (parent)T M Flynn; T L Flynn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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