Ferguson Mine

Producer in Marshall 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256947
MAS/MILS ID 0191270010
Record type Site
Current site name Ferguson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -92.86049, 41.94281 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marshall(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gilman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grinnell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle(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 Marshall

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 082 N 017 W 05 S2SWNW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -92.86049, 41.94281

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Martin Marietta Aggregates Co.
    ID 1301924
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EAGLE CITY MEMBER OF HAMPTON FORMATION

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1982 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.

  • Deposit

    UNDERGROUND MINE DATA IN IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Igs / Ck 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 11/19/1984
MSHA mine ID1301924
Mine name (MSHA)Ferguson Mine
Current operatorMartin Marietta Corp
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeUnderground (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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External references