Sperry Mine and Mill

Producer in Des Moines county in Iowa, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10169752
MAS/MILS ID 0190570024
Record type Site
Current site name Sperry Mine and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -91.19203, 40.98312 (WGS84)
Elevation 238
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Des Moines(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sperry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burlington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Burlington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Henderson(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 Des Moines

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 071 N 003 W 03 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -91.19203, 40.98312

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co.
    ID 1300434
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAPSIPINICON FORMATION

  • Deposit

    ROOM AND PILLAR METHOD, SHAFT 610 FT. DEEP

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1982 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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)

StatusActive since 07/13/1973
MSHA mine ID1300434
Mine name (MSHA)Sperry Mine
Current operatorUnited States Gypsum Company
Current controller (parent)USG Corporation
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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