Quarry No. 1

Past Producer in Marion county in Iowa, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266783
MAS/MILS ID 0191250062
Record type Site
Current site name Quarry No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.9913, 41.31861 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harvey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oskaloosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Des Moines(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Marion

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 075 N 019 W 12 NWNE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.9913, 41.31861

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 Geery Const. Co.
    ID 1301953
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-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 09/16/1993
MSHA mine ID1301953
Mine name (MSHA)Portable Plant #1
Current operatorMarion County Limestone Company Ltd
Current controller (parent)James H Dingeman
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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