Tank Lime Quarry

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10217688
MAS/MILS ID 0190890004
Record type Site
Current site name Tank Lime Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.31958, 43.4586 (WGS84)
Elevation 371
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Howard(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lime Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charles City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Iowa(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Howard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 100 N 013 W 24 S2SESE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.31958, 43.4586

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 Unknown
    Owner Lorenz Tank Lime Co
    ID 1300098
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMMISSION AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

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 03/31/1986
MSHA mine ID1300098
Mine name (MSHA)Lorenz Tank Lime Quarry
Current operatorLorenz Tank Lime Company
Current controller (parent)Tank Lorenz
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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