Hoien Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Kossuth 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 10218156
MAS/MILS ID 0191090002
Record type Site
Current site name Hoien Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.43445, 43.3428 (WGS84)
Elevation 363
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kossuth(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seneca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Estherville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairmont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Fork 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 Kossuth

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 099 N 030 W 31 SESW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.43445, 43.3428

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 Hoien Gravel Co
    ID 1300693
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSP FORM GIVES LOCATION AS 3 MI S OF ARMSTRONG ON HWY 15,

  • Deposit

    2 MI E ON COUNTY A-38, 1/4 MI S ON GRAVEL ROAD

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MIN SENECA TOPO MAP

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE INSPECTION FORM NO 1 INSP DATE JUNE 20 1979

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 02/25/1980
MSHA mine ID1300693
Mine name (MSHA)Hoien Gravel Pit
Current operatorHoien Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Hoien Dennis J
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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