Embarrass Sand and Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Shawano county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10229402
MAS/MILS ID 0551150007
Record type Site
Current site name Embarrass Sand and Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Embarrass Sand and Gravel Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.69365, 44.6978 (WGS84)
Elevation 247

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shawano(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Embarrass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shawano(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Green Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wolf(hydrologic unit)

Fox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Shawano

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.69365, 44.6978

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Embarrass Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 4700822
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1982 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 09/04/1979
MSHA mine ID4700822
Mine name (MSHA)Embarrass Sand And Gravel Pit
Current operatorEmbarrass Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Weishoff Loyal E
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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