| Deposit ID | 10241487 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170630002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grundy Area Fire Clay |
| Alternate or previous names | Cheltenham Clay Beds |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.32194, 41.45942 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 168 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grundy(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minooka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ottawa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper(hydrologic unit)
Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Grundy |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 034 N | 008 E | 04 | NW | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Clay | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Illite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Galena Group (Trenton Limestone) |
|---|
| Thickness | 11M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 900M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 900M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 81HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| District name | Grundy County |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170630002 |
STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967
WILLMAN H.B. AND J. NORMAN PAYNE ILLINOIS GEOL. SUR. BULL. 6
PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974
PETERS FRANK A. ET.AL. BUMINES R.I.6927 1967
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 010/UNDER CLAY DEPOSIT IN ACTIVE MINING AREA-MINING B ATION AND TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED. ONLY A LO DESCRIPTION WITH A MATRIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD C TORS FOR ALUMINA STUDY ENDING MARCH 15 1975. RECORD 030/LOCATION IS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT. RECORD 040/DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ALL OR PARTS OF THESE 7.5 & 15 QUADS/SENECA-MORRIS-COAL CITY- WILMINGTON-SYMERTON-HERSCHER- AND ODELL RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAG 17-C AND 17-D SEE U.S.G.S. CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON WATER APS SHOWING LOCATIONS OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE & TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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