West Pit

Producer in McHenry 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 10217596
MAS/MILS ID 0171110011
Record type Site
Current site name West Pit
Alternate or previous names Mchenry Sand & Gravel West Pit No.1, Mchenry Pit & Mill No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.31114, 42.35081 (WGS84)
Elevation 235
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McHenry(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McHenry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elgin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Fox(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois McHenry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.31114, 42.35081

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 Meyer Materials Co.
    ID 1101167
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mc Henry Sand And Gravel Co., Inc.
    ID 1101167
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1982
    Last year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • MSHA.DBF, 02/95 CHANGE OF NAME AND COMPANY.

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 18-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)

StatusActive since 05/01/2012
MSHA mine ID1101167
Mine name (MSHA)Amrize McHenry Pit #26
Current operatorAmrize Mid-America Inc.
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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