Eight Mile Pit

Producer in Hancock 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 10159893
MAS/MILS ID 0190810003
Record type Site
Current site name Eight Mile Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -93.79133, 43.2225 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crystal Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper(hydrologic unit)

Iowa(hydrologic accounting unit)

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

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Hancock

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 097 N 025 W 15 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Lime Creek Formation

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 Winnebago County Highway Department
    ID 1301605
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOWN OF CRYSTAL LAKE IS POINT OF REFERENCE

  • Deposit

    USBM RESPONDENT CONTROL FILE LISTING 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 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 ID1301605
Mine name (MSHA)Ambrson-Hadacek-Hanna-Otis & Eight-Mile
Current operatorWinnebago County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Winnebago County
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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