Nelson Pit and Plant

Producer in Wright 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 10242604
MAS/MILS ID 0191970002
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.63132, 42.89 (WGS84)
Elevation 360
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wright(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Olaf(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Iowa Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waterloo(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 Wright

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 093 N 024 W 12 N2NW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -93.63132, 42.89

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 Nelson Sand And Gravelco., Inc
    ID 1300736
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM 1981 RESPONDENT CONTROL FILE LISTS AN ACTIVE NELSON PIT

  • Deposit

    OP BY MAUDLIN CONST CO MINE ID 1301664

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

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)

StatusIntermittent since 02/28/2019
MSHA mine ID1300736
Mine name (MSHA)Belmond Pit
Current operatorWright Materials Company
Current controller (parent)William Yohn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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