Alton Pit

Unknown in Sioux 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 10145539
MAS/MILS ID 0191670010
Record type Site
Current site name Alton Pit
Alternate or previous names Von Arb Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -96.0097, 42.97779 (WGS84)
Elevation 389
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sioux(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sioux City North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sioux City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Floyd(hydrologic unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Sioux

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 094 N 044 W 11 SENW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -96.0097, 42.97779

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Maudlin Construction Co
    ID 1301975
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMM AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 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 05/20/1985
MSHA mine ID1301975
Mine name (MSHA)Von Arb Pit
Current operatorWeaver Construction Company
Current controller (parent)James W Weaver
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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