Mason City Quarry

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266806
MAS/MILS ID 0190330013
Record type Site
Current site name Mason City Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.20331, 43.1969 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cerro Gordo(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mason City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Winnebago(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 Cerro Gordo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 097 N 020 W 28 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -93.20331, 43.1969

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northwestern States Portland Cement Co.
    ID 1300148
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 Reynolds 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 08/20/2010
MSHA mine ID1300148
Mine name (MSHA)Mason City Plant & Quarry
Current operatorHolcim (US) Inc
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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