Lafayette Gravel Pit

Producer in Tippecanoe county in Indiana, 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 10169979
MAS/MILS ID 0181570003
Record type Site
Current site name Lafayette Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Wieler Pit, Western Indiana Aggregates, Lafayette No. 1 Gravel Div., Western Materials Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.87059, 40.51893 (WGS84)
Elevation 186

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tippecanoe(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brookston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Logansport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Danville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Tippecanoe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.87059, 40.51893

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 Medusa Aggregates Co.
    ID 1200774

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS NOVEMBER 15, 1973

  • Deposit

    JUNE 7-8, 1972.

  • Deposit

    A PORTABLE MILL IS LOCATED AT THE PIT SITE.

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTINGS 5-18-81 & 11-24-80.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 5-20-81.

  • 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 04/17/1989
MSHA mine ID1200774
Mine name (MSHA)Lafayette #1
Current operatorVulcan Materials Company
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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