Viola Quarry and Mill

Plant in Mercer 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 10241908
MAS/MILS ID 0171310002
Record type Site
Current site name Viola Quarry and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.59292, 41.23472 (WGS84)
Elevation 210

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mercer(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Viola(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aledo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Davenport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Henderson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Mercer

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.59292, 41.23472

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 Viola Materials, Inc.
    ID 1100222
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT 1981 #131-202

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 1-30-78.

  • 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 09/21/1978
MSHA mine ID1100222
Mine name (MSHA)Viola Materials Pit & Mill
Current operatorViola Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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