Olin Quarry

Producer in Jones 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159881
MAS/MILS ID 0191050014
Record type Site
Current site name Olin Quarry
Alternate or previous names Ballou Quarry, Dolby Quarry Sw of Nw Sec. 19, Carter Quarry, Shope Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -91.13343, 41.98921 (WGS84)
Elevation 229
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jones(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stanwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Iowa City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Davenport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Wapsipinicon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Jones

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 083 N 003 W 24 E2NE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -91.13343, 41.98921

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alpha Crushed Stone Inc.
    ID 1300173
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INCLUDES 2 SMALL QUARRIES IN NW SEC 19 T83N R2W

  • Deposit

    LECLAIRE AND ANAMOSA FACIES OF GOWER FORMATION

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1982 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMM AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ANNUAL REPORT 1906, VOL. 17, P. 289.

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ANNUAL REPORT 1895, VOL. 5, P. 105-106.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Igs / Ck 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 07/08/1985
MSHA mine ID1300173
Mine name (MSHA)Olin Quarry
Current operatorWendling Quarries Inc
Current controller (parent)Manaco Corporation
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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External references