Magnolia Pit

Producer in Marshall 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 10144809
MAS/MILS ID 0171230018
Record type Site
Current site name Magnolia Pit
Alternate or previous names Vernon Henry & Sons, Inc.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -89.19177, 41.09582 (WGS84)
Elevation 223
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marshall(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Varna(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kewanee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Marshall

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -89.19177, 41.09582

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 Midwest Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 1102549
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Vernon Henry And Sons, Inc. (Previous Owner)
    ID 1102549
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 7-26-79.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 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 09/30/1987
MSHA mine ID1102549
Mine name (MSHA)Magnolia Portable #1
Current operatorMid-West Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Jerry Henry
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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