Land Use Data for Latitude 41.75 Longitude -87.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Cowles Bog (Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore) Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
Agricultural Land Uses
Open Water - Inland FisheriesMineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| (Facility) Amoco/ Whiting Refinery (Processing Plant) | Sulfur |
| (Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & Refinery (Processing Plant) | Antimony, Lead |
| Buffington Cement Plant (Processing Plant) | Stone |
| Buffington Lime Plant (Processing Plant) | Limestone, General |
| Crisman Sand Company (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Dean H. Mitchell Generating Station (Processing Plant) | Sulfur |
| East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop. (Processing Plant) | Sulfur |
| East Chicago Plant-U.S. Gypsum Co. (Processing Plant) | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite |
| Gary #1 Plant (Processing Plant) | Clay |
| Gary #8 Plant (Processing Plant) | Clay |
| Indiana Harbor Limekiln (Processing Plant) | Limestone, General |
| J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor Works (Processing Plant) | Iron |
| Natl. Briquette Corp. Plant (Processing Plant) | Fluorine-Fluorite |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.