Mercer Co. Stone Quarry

Producer in Mercer 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. 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 10144715
MAS/MILS ID 0171310001
Record type Site
Current site name Mercer Co. Stone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.61572, 41.23192 (WGS84)
Elevation 207

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mercer(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Viola(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aledo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Davenport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Henderson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Mercer

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.61572, 41.23192

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 Mercer County Stone And Coal
    ID 1100120
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Columbia Quarry Co.
    ID 1100120
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

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 04/02/1990
MSHA mine ID1100120
Mine name (MSHA)Mercer County Stone & Coal
Current operatorMercer County Stone & Coal
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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