Festus Quarry & Plant

Producer in Jefferson county in Missouri, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10147441
MAS/MILS ID 0290990013
Record type Site
Current site name Festus Quarry & Plant
Alternate or previous names Buck Knob Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.377, 38.19946 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Festus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Festus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cahokia-Joachim(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 040 N 006 E 17 N2NE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.377, 38.19946

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 Fred Weber Inc - Matl Division
    ID 2300218
    Interest 100
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EXTENDS INTO NW NW 17 T40N R06E

  • Deposit

    ASSOC GEN CONTRACTORS OF MO 1978 CONST DIRECTORY PG 284

  • Deposit

    DAM INV PHOTO FLT 12 7-66 10-4-78 1:72000 131 AC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-DEC-87 Missouri Department Of Natural Resources - Searcy 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 12/01/2009
MSHA mine ID2300218
Mine name (MSHA)Festus Stone
Current operatorFred Weber Inc
Current controller (parent)Fred Weber, Inc.
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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