Nelson Sand and Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Lee county in Illinois, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10266331
MAS/MILS ID 0171030014
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.59698, 41.80561 (WGS84)
Elevation 195

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lee(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixon West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dixon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aurora(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rock(hydrologic unit)

Rock(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rock(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Lee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.59698, 41.80561

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 Nelson Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1101183

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT, WEEKS LIST

  • 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.