Stinger Quarry

Producer in Howard county in Iowa, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10121736
MAS/MILS ID 0190890012
Record type Site
Current site name Stinger Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.14517, 43.3589 (WGS84)
Elevation 378
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Howard(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cresco SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charles City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Turkey(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Howard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 099 N 011 W 28 S2SE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.14517, 43.3589

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 Operator
    Owner Louie Balk Lime And Ready Mix Concrete Inc
    ID 1300005
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE INSPECTION FORM NO 1 INSP DATE APRIL 9, 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Igs / Dh 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 07/31/1988
MSHA mine ID1300005
Mine name (MSHA)Stinger Quarry
Current operatorLouie Balk Lime & Ready Mix Concrete Inc
Current controller (parent)Balk Willard
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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