W. Ottumwa Sand

Producer in Wapello county in Iowa, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194310
MAS/MILS ID 0191790098
Record type Site
Current site name W. Ottumwa Sand
Alternate or previous names Ottumwa West Sand Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.46828, 41.05172 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wapello(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ottumwa North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oskaloosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(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 Wapello

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 072 N 014 W 09 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.46828, 41.05172

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 Martin Marietta Aggregates Co.
    ID 1301702
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-83 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 07/23/2025
MSHA mine ID1301702
Mine name (MSHA)Crew Four (4)
Current operatorDouds Stone, LLC
Current controller (parent)Daniel Ryan Roberts
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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