Handlos Pit

Producer in Carroll 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 10291036
MAS/MILS ID 0190270003
Record type Site
Current site name Handlos Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -94.86886, 42.0714 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carroll(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carroll East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carroll(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Raccoon(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Carroll

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 084 N 035 W 24 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -94.86886, 42.0714

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Carroll County Highway Department
    ID 1301680
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Igs / Mm 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 08/22/1986
MSHA mine ID1301680
Mine name (MSHA)Handlos-Beiter-Remsburg Pit Or Carroll C
Current operatorCarroll County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Carroll County-Ia
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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