| Deposit ID | 10266382 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170630001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Northern Illinois Area Fireclay |
| Alternate or previous names | Cheltenham/No.2 Underclay, Underclay of Bureau-Lasalle-Grund, Y-Will-Kankakee-Iroquois Cos. |
| 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 | 032 N | 008 E | 04 | NE | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| 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) |
|---|
| Area | 99999HA | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Northern Illinois |
|---|
| 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 | 0170630001 |
STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967.
WILLMAN H.B. AND J. NORMAN PAYNE ILLINOIS GEOL. SUR. BULL.
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 011/AREA DISTRIBUTION OF UNDERCLAY APPROXIMATELY 15 P BUREAU,30 PERC. LA SALLE,10 PERC. GRUNDY,15 PERC. WILL, 15 ANKAKEE AND 15 PERC. IN IROQUOIS COUNTIES. RECORD 030/LOCATION IS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT. RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN PARTS OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWI AND 15 MINUTE QUADRANGLES-WILTON CENTER-PETONE-BOURBONNAIS-B WEST KANKAKEE-KANKAKEE- ST ANNE-BEAVERVILLE-WATSEKA-MILFORD- PARK-GILMAN-PIPER CITY-AMBOY-BUDA-PRINCETON NORTH-PRINCETON ALDEN-DEPUE-LADD-SPRING VALLEY-AND HERSCHER AND IN GRUNDY AN LLE COS/SENECA-MORRIS-COAL CITY-WILMINGTON-SYMERTON-HERSCHER -ODELL-LADD-TROY GROVE-PRAIRIE-CENTER-WEDROW-SERENA-STAVANGE A-MARSEILLES-OTTOWA-STARVED ROCK-LA SALLE-SPRING VALLEY-WENO ATOR-ODELL. RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAG 24-B 24-C 24-D 24-E 24-F AND 24-I SEE U.S.G.S. CATALOG OF TION ON WATER DATA-MAPS SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY ST MATRIX 1/INCLUDES MAXIMUM INFERRED FIRECLAY RESERVES IN NO. S. INDICATED RESERVES ENTERED UNDER GRUNDY CO. AND LA SALLE RIES 17-063-0002 AND 17-099-0001 LESS PRODUCTION FROM 2 COUN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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