Thelen Pit

Producer in Lake 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 10266540
MAS/MILS ID 0170970011
Record type Site
Current site name Thelen Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -88.17504, 42.48001 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fox Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elgin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rockford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Fox(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Lake

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -88.17504, 42.48001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Thelen Sand And Gravel
    ID 1101228
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA PRODUCER LIST 11/82

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTINGS 1-30-78 & 11-24-80.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 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)

StatusActive since 03/15/2013
MSHA mine ID1101228
Mine name (MSHA)Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Current operatorThelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Steven Thelen
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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