Algonquin Pit #5

Producer in McHenry 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 10144530
MAS/MILS ID 0171110014
Record type Site
Current site name Algonquin Pit #5
Alternate or previous names Meyer Material Co. - Algonquin Pit, Meyer Material Co. Pit.

Comments on the site names

  • NAME CHANGED TO THAT LISTED ON THE MSHA.DBF, 02/95, LIST.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.30864, 42.17251 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McHenry(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crystal Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elgin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Fox(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois McHenry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.30864, 42.17251

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Meyer Material Co.
    ID 1101170
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 11/24/80

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 02/95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-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)

StatusAbandoned since 11/08/2022
MSHA mine ID1101170
Mine name (MSHA)Holcim Algonquin Pit #5
Current operatorHolcim - MAMR, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
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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