Hamilton Pit

Producer in Greene 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10193622
MAS/MILS ID 0190730005
Record type Site
Current site name Hamilton Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.54195, 42.0722 (WGS84)
Elevation 310
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Scranton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carroll(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(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 Greene

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 084 N 032 W 23 E2 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.54195, 42.0722

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 John Hamilton Inc
    ID 1301727
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

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 07/22/2004
MSHA mine ID1301727
Mine name (MSHA)SCRANTON PIT
Current operatorGreene County Redi-Mix Inc
Current controller (parent)Robert J Hamilton; John R Hamilton
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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