Wetherell-Oatman Pit

Producer in Buena Vista 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 10242270
MAS/MILS ID 0190210006
Record type Site
Current site name Wetherell-Oatman Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -95.15167, 42.6044 (WGS84)
Elevation 418
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Buena Vista(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lakeside(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Storm Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Raccoon(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Buena Vista

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 090 N 036 W 19 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -95.15167, 42.6044

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 Wetherell Excavating And Trucking
    ID 1301118
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE INSPECTION SHEET 6-10-81 GIVES JUNCTION OF HWYS 71

  • Deposit

    AND 7 SOUTH OF STORM LAKE AS CLOSEST POINT OF REFERENCE

  • Deposit

    MSHA 3/1/82 SHOWS STATUS AS SEASONAL

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

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 12/31/2015
MSHA mine ID1301118
Mine name (MSHA)Oatman Pit
Current operatorLundell Const Co Inc
Current controller (parent)Mark A Lundell
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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