Covington Quarry and Mill No. 1

Plant in Washington county in Illinois, 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. 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 10217731
MAS/MILS ID 0171890001
Record type Site
Current site name Covington Quarry and Mill No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.41727, 38.45065 (WGS84)
Elevation 142

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Addieville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pinckneyville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Belleville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kaskaskia(hydrologic unit)

Kaskaskia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.41727, 38.45065

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Covington Stone Co.
    ID 1100046
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT 1981 #189-201

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 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 11/28/1978
MSHA mine ID1100046
Mine name (MSHA)Covington Quarry & Mill No 1
Current operatorCovington Stone Company
Current controller (parent)Shakespeare Oil Company Inc; T & T Oil Company Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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