Douds Underground Mine

Producer in Van Buren county in Iowa, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10291357
MAS/MILS ID 0191770002
Record type Site
Current site name Douds Underground Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -92.06986, 40.83172 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Van Buren(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Douds(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Centerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Centerville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Des Moines(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Van Buren

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 070 N 011 W 25 E2 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -92.06986, 40.83172

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 Douds Stone Inc.
    ID 1300018
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPERGEN FORMATION

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1982 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN. AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

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 01/12/2017
MSHA mine ID1300018
Mine name (MSHA)Douds Quarry
Current operatorDouds Stone, LLC
Current controller (parent)Daniel Ryan Roberts
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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