Klemme Pit

Producer in Hancock 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 10218005
MAS/MILS ID 0190810010
Record type Site
Current site name Klemme Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.64272, 43.0131 (WGS84)
Elevation 363
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Duncan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper(hydrologic unit)

Iowa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Hancock

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 095 N 024 W 26 SE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -93.64272, 43.0131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Weld And Mccarten Inc
    ID 1301043
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Laharv Const Co
    ID 1301043
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAHARV CONST IS MINE ID 1301064 IN USBM RCF LIST

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

  • Deposit

    USBM 1981 RESPONDENT CONTROL FILE LISTING

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 09/07/1979
MSHA mine ID1301043
Mine name (MSHA)Klemme Pit
Current operatorHancock County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Hancock County
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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