Marengo Sand Pit

Producer in Iowa 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 10305439
MAS/MILS ID 0190950004
Record type Site
Current site name Marengo Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.11657, 41.81721 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iowa(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marengo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grinnell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle(hydrologic unit)

Iowa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Iowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 081 N 011 W 22 NW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.11657, 41.81721

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 B. L. Anderson Inc.
    ID 1301819
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1982 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN. AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-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 04/29/1985
MSHA mine ID1301819
Mine name (MSHA)Marengo Sand Pit
Current operatorB L Anderson Inc
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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