West Bend Sand & Stone Schelle Pit

Producer in Washington county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10302859
MAS/MILS ID 0551310010
Record type Site
Current site name West Bend Sand & Stone Schelle Pit
Alternate or previous names West Bend Sand and Stone Company, Schelle Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.24974, 43.4286 (WGS84)
Elevation 320

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oconomowoc(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Madison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Milwaukee(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.24974, 43.4286

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 Unknown
    Owner West Bend Sand And Stone Co.
    ID 4700957
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-OCT-1979 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 05/01/2012
MSHA mine ID4700957
Mine name (MSHA)Schelle Pit
Current operatorWest Bend Sand & Stone, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Charles H Johnson; Dave Johnson et el; Steve Johnson
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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