Delta Quarry

Past Producer in Keokuk 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 10169716
MAS/MILS ID 0191070001
Record type Site
Current site name Delta Quarry
Alternate or previous names Hiemstra Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.35187, 41.29752 (WGS84)
Elevation 229
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Keokuk(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Delta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oskaloosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Skunk(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 Keokuk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 075 N 013 W 15 SW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.35187, 41.29752

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Martin Marietta Aggregates Co.
    ID 1301660
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN. AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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 06/10/1981
MSHA mine ID1301660
Mine name (MSHA)Delta Quarry
Current operatorMartin Marietta Aggregates
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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