Jaeger Pit

Past Producer in Stephenson 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241792
MAS/MILS ID 0171770106
Record type Site
Current site name Jaeger Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -89.62588, 42.39171 (WGS84)
Elevation 256
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stephenson(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orangeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pecatonica(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Stephenson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 027 N 008 E 18 NESW Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Galena Group (Trenton Limestone)

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 Sheely Aggregates
    ID 1102720
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8-11-80.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LAT/LON MINE LIST 11-24-80.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 08/05/1985
MSHA mine ID1102720
Mine name (MSHA)Jaeger Or Jaeger Pit
Current operatorSheely Aggregates
Current controller (parent)Kenneth Sheely
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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