Farmington Pit

Producer in Van Buren 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 10145171
MAS/MILS ID 0191770005
Record type Site
Current site name Farmington Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -91.73155, 40.62312 (WGS84)
Elevation 167
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

Croton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burlington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Burlington(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 067 N 008 W 12 NW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -91.73155, 40.62312

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 Ideal Sand Co.
    ID 1300771
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INCLUDES PIT IN SW SEC. 1

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MINUTE CROTON QUADRANGLE MISSOURI-IOWA 1968

  • 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 / Ck 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)

StatusActive since 06/08/2023
MSHA mine ID1300771
Mine name (MSHA)Coppock Sand Plant
Current operatorViking Aggregates, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Rasmussen Group Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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