Maxson Quarry

Producer in Floyd 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10217875
MAS/MILS ID 0190670004
Record type Site
Current site name Maxson Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.8921, 42.9681 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Floyd(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aureola(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waverly(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waterloo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shell Rock(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 Floyd

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 094 N 017 W 07 SESE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.8921, 42.9681

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 Greene Limestone Co.
    ID 1300044
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CEDAR VALLEY FORMATION

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMM AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

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)

StatusAbandoned since 07/22/1985
MSHA mine ID1300044
Mine name (MSHA)Maxson Quarry
Current operatorGreene Limestone Company
Current controller (parent)Allied Manatts Group LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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