Oswald Clay Pit

Producer in Cerro Gordo county in Iowa, United States with commodity Clay
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 10267289
MAS/MILS ID 0190330017
Record type Site
Current site name Oswald Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.18911, 43.1008 (WGS84)
Elevation 365
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cerro Gordo(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hanford(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 096 N 020 W 27 W2SE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -93.18911, 43.1008

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 Northwestern States Portland Cement Co.
    ID 1300402
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSP FORM GIVES LOCATION AS 2 MI S OF MASON CITY, 1 MI E OF

  • Deposit

    HWY 65

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE INSPECTION FORM NO 1 INSP DATE 4-15-81

  • Deposit

    DOT MINE LOCATION BOOK IGS FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 09/05/1990
MSHA mine ID1300402
Mine name (MSHA)Cimijotti Clayfield
Current operatorNorthwestern States Portland Cement Company
Current controller (parent)Holcim Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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