Commerce Pit and Plant

Producer in Polk county in Iowa, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267175
MAS/MILS ID 0191530005
Record type Site
Current site name Commerce Pit and Plant
Alternate or previous names Flint Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.75742, 41.53311 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Commerce(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Raccoon(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 078 N 025 W 29 SE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -93.75742, 41.53311

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 West Des Moines Sand Co.
    ID 1300780
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-83 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 04/20/2005
MSHA mine ID1300780
Mine name (MSHA)COMMERCE PIT AND PLANT
Current operatorWest Des Moines Sand Co.
Current controller (parent)Fisher Enterprises Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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