Richardson Pit

Producer in Greene county in Iowa, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120857
MAS/MILS ID 0190730030
Record type Site
Current site name Richardson Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -94.37464, 42.01561 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carroll(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Raccoon(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Greene

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 083 N 030 W 08 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -94.37464, 42.01561

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Greene County Highway Department
    ID 1301912
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOWN OF JEFFERSON IS POINT OF REFERENCE

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 MINE INSPECTION FORM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Igs / Mm 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 10/19/1982
MSHA mine ID1301912
Mine name (MSHA)Clause Or Richardson Pits
Current operatorGreene County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Greene County-Ia
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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