Fritsch Quarry

Producer in Stephenson county in Illinois, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10120932
MAS/MILS ID 0171770102
Record type Site
Current site name Fritsch Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -89.81819, 42.48811 (WGS84)
Elevation 255
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stephenson(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pecatonica(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Stephenson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 029 N 006 E 28 NWNWNE Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -89.81819, 42.48811

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 Unknown
    Owner Ray Stamm, Inc.
    ID 1100013
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT 9-2-71.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 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 09/25/1987
MSHA mine ID1100013
Mine name (MSHA)Fritsch Quarry
Current operatorRay Stamm Inc
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