Goosie Pit

Producer in Benton 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267005
MAS/MILS ID 0190110014
Record type Site
Current site name Goosie Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.03657, 42.18831 (WGS84)
Elevation 235
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vinton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Marshalltown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waterloo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Cedar(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 Benton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 085 N 010 W 08 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.03657, 42.18831

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Coots Materials Co.
    ID 1301965
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1 MILE NW OF VINTON, EAST SIDE OF GRAVEL ROAD

  • 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)

StatusAbandoned since 07/08/1985
MSHA mine ID1301965
Mine name (MSHA)Goosie Pit
Current operatorCoots Materials Company Inc
Current controller (parent)David L Coots
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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