Hennepin Pit

Producer in Putnam 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. 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 10169459
MAS/MILS ID 0171550007
Record type Site
Current site name Hennepin Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -89.31397, 41.21502 (WGS84)
Elevation 162
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Florid(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 Putnam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 032 N 002 W 26 E2SWNW Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -89.31397, 41.21502

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 Operator
    Owner J. W. Osscla Construction Co.
    ID 1102402
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Production Engineered Products
    ID 1102658
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • ON THE MSHA.DBF, 02/95 (STATUS DATE 05/85) LISTS THE HENNEPIN PIT AS MINES I. D. 1102658. COMPANY IS PRODICTION ENGINEERED PRODUCTS. LAST DATE ON MOD. FOR THIS FILE WAS 1983.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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 06/28/1988
MSHA mine ID1102402
Mine name (MSHA)Hennepin Pit
Current operatorJ W Ossola Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Ossola William
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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