Sheets Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Noble county in Indiana, 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 10304456
MAS/MILS ID 0181130002
Record type Site
Current site name Sheets Sand & Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Avilla Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.19574, 41.30562 (WGS84)
Elevation 262

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Noble(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garrett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Noble

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.19574, 41.30562

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 Burtzner And Wilhelm Co.
    ID 1200631

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE MICHAEL C., 1975, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 32.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8-27-79.

  • 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)

StatusAbandoned since 11/24/1999
MSHA mine ID1200631
Mine name (MSHA)SHEETS PIT
Current operatorWilhelm Gravel Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Gerald Wilhelm
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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