Peru Quarry

Past Producer in Madison 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 10169550
MAS/MILS ID 0191210010
Record type Site
Current site name Peru Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.94603, 41.22781 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Peru(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Red Rock(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 074 N 027 W 10 N2 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Bronson Group

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner E. I Sargent Quarries Inc
    ID 1300201
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BETHANY FALLS LIMESTONE OF SWOPE FORMATION

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

  • Deposit

    USBM 1981 RESPONDENT CONTROL FILE

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMM AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOL SURVEY 1896 ANNUAL REPORT VOL 7, P 529

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOL SURVEY 1906 ANNUAL REPORT VOL 17, P 504

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 05/13/1980
MSHA mine ID1300201
Mine name (MSHA)Peru Quarry & Mill
Current operatorE I Sargent Quarries Inc
Current controller (parent)Richard E Sargent
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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