Ligonier Pit

Producer in Noble 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120680
MAS/MILS ID 0181130004
Record type Site
Current site name Ligonier Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -85.54075, 41.47442 (WGS84)
Elevation 283
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Noble(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ligonier(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(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 Noble

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 035 N 008 E 24 E2E2E2 Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -85.54075, 41.47442

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 Operator
    Owner Daveco Materials And Construction
    ID 1201129
    Year 1978
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Stone Street Gravel, Inc.
    ID 1201129

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE MICHAEL C., 1975, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 32.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORTS 6-26-74 & 10-18-79.

  • Deposit

    A MILL IS LOCATED AT THE PIT SITE.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

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 12/05/1978
MSHA mine ID1201129
Mine name (MSHA)Ligonier Pit & Mill
Current operatorDaveco Materials & Construction Inc
Current controller (parent)Gunsaullus David
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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External references