Fort Dodge Plant Georgia Pacific

Producer in Webster county in Iowa, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10242285
MAS/MILS ID 0191870024
Record type Site
Current site name Fort Dodge Plant Georgia Pacific

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -94.15634, 42.4933 (WGS84)
Elevation 325
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Webster(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Dodge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carroll(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Dodge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 Webster

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 089 N 028 W 28 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -94.15634, 42.4933

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Georgia Pacific Gypsum Division
    ID 1300437
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-79 Reynolds 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 10/22/2025
MSHA mine ID1300437
Mine name (MSHA)Elkhorn/Otho Quarry
Current operatorGeorgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
Current controller (parent)Koch Industries Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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