Calvert Quarry

Past Producer in Lafayette county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10132777
MAS/MILS ID 0550650003
Record type Site
Current site name Calvert Quarry
Alternate or previous names Ivey Construction Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.124, 42.75831 (WGS84)
Elevation 317

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lafayette(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waldwick(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubuque North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(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 Wisconsin Lafayette

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.124, 42.75831

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Ivey Construction Co.
    ID 4700307
    Year 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 76M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 3
    Length of Inclines (m) 548
    Slope of Inclines 8
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity 907

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1982 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/30/1986
MSHA mine ID4700307
Mine name (MSHA)Calvert Quarry Or Calvert
Current operatorIvey Construction Inc
Current controller (parent)Daniel C Ivey; Chase C Ivey
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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