Buck Pit

Past Producer in Ida 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 10134872
MAS/MILS ID 0190930001
Record type Site
Current site name Buck Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -95.73839, 42.5342 (WGS84)
Elevation 347
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ida(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Storm Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Sioux(hydrologic unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Ida

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 089 N 041 W 07 SWSW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -95.73839, 42.5342

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ida County Highway Department
    ID 1301070
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1980 METAL-NONMETAL MINE INSPECTION FORM NO 1

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 10/19/1982
MSHA mine ID1301070
Mine name (MSHA)Ida County Pits
Current operatorIda County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Ida County-Id
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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