Weeping Water Mine & Mill

Past Producer in Cass county in Nebraska, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124954
MAS/MILS ID 0310250014
Record type Site
Current site name Weeping Water Mine & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.1667, 40.87171 (WGS84)
Elevation 376

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cass(county)

Nebraska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Weeping Water(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lincoln(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lincoln(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Keg-Weeping Water(hydrologic unit)

Missouri-Nishnabotna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Nishnabotna(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nebraska Cass

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.1667, 40.87171

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Kerford Limestone Co
    ID 2500017
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cyanamid Co
    ID 2500017

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUN-1980 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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 08/12/1994
MSHA mine ID2500017
Mine name (MSHA)Kerford Limestone Company
Current operatorKerford Limestone Company
Current controller (parent)Constructors Inc (NE)
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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External references