| Deposit ID | 10145040 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 171410027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oregon Quarry & Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Oregon Plant & Quarry, Manley Quarry, Oregon Quarry |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.3685, 41.9966 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 238 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Visible on imagery. Many pits shown on topo in secs. 7, 8, 17, 18. Workings extend nearly 1.7 miles from these coordinates to the SW. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ogle(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Daysville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dixon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rock(hydrologic unit)
Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rock(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Ogle |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 023N | 010E | 7, 8, 17, 18 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Industrial | Primary |
| Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Mixed Clastic/Carbonate Rock | ||
| Rock type qualifier | Ancell group include: Joachim Dolomite, Dutchtown Limestone, St. Peter Sandstone, Glenwood Formation. Based on the stratigraphic column, collectively this group is about 60% sandstone, 30% dolomite, and 10% limestone, and incidental anhydrite. | ||
| Rock unit name | Ancell group | ||
| |||
| Ore Body (1) | -89.3685, 41.9966 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | UNIMIN CORPORATION |
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin Marietta Aggregates Co. |
| ID | 1101579 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 171410027 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1101579 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | 10401131 | merged and deleted. No original old MRDS or MAS records. |
MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82
PRINCIPAL PRODUCT-GRADED INDUSTRIAL SAND
ILL DIR MINERAL PRODUCERS 1974 P82 (GEOL SUR PUB)
Anna Wilson, USGS, unpublished field notes, July 10, 2015.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | AB Wilson, USGS, corrected location and changed commodity from just plain silica to silica sand and frac sand. |
| General | Site visited by Anna Wilson and Mary Ellen Benson of USGS Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center on July 10, 2015 by Unimin's Chief Geologist, Mark Adams, and General Manager, Bill Bratney. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-03 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 2014-04-28 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | Corrected location, added PLSS. Deleted duplicate record 10401131 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 02/22/1972 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1101579 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Oregon Plant |
| Current operator | Covia Solutions LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Covia Holdings LLC |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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