Washta

Producer in Cherokee 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 10242260
MAS/MILS ID 0190350046
Record type Site
Current site name Washta

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -95.72449, 42.5864 (WGS84)
Elevation 365

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Storm Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Sioux(hydrologic unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Cherokee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 090 N 041 W 30 NE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -95.72449, 42.5864

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 Maudlin Construction Co
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOT GENERAL AGGREGATE SOURCE INFORMATION JAN 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 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 08/13/2012
MSHA mine ID3901482
Mine name (MSHA)Washta Pit
Current operatorHigman Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Justin Higman
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1335 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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