| Deposit ID | 10145929 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0190610011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mar Jo Hills Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Horseshoe Bluff Quarry |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.63322, 42.46171 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 229 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dubuque(county)
Iowa(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dubuque South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dubuque South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Apple-Plum(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Iowa | Dubuque |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 088 N | 003 E | 05 | SE | Iowa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -90.63322, 42.46171 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Beecher Quarries Ltd. |
| ID | 1300096 |
| Home office | Iowa |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0190610011 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1300096 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-1983 | Igs / Dh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/03/1985 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1300096 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Mar Jo Quarry |
| Current operator | Tschiggfrie Stone Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Edward D Tschiggfrie |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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