Earlham Quarry

Producer in Madison county in Iowa, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10242590
MAS/MILS ID 0191210004
Record type Site
Current site name Earlham Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.08443, 41.49251 (WGS84)
Elevation 323
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Earlham East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Creston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Omaha(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Raccoon(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 077 N 028 W 04 SW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.08443, 41.49251

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 Martin Marietta Aggregates Co.
    ID 1300123
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BETHANY FALLS LIMESTONE OF SWOPE FM

  • Deposit

    ADJACENT OLD QUARRY IN SE SEC 4

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMM AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOL SURVEY 1906 ANNUAL REPORT VOL 17, P 498

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 07/11/1985
MSHA mine ID1300123
Mine name (MSHA)Earlham Quarry And Mill
Current operatorMartin Marietta Aggregates
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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