Higman Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Plymouth county in Iowa, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10267490
MAS/MILS ID 0191490002
Record type Site
Current site name Higman Sand & Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -96.57862, 42.80969 (WGS84)
Elevation 345
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plymouth(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Akron(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sioux City North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sioux City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Big Sioux(hydrologic unit)

Big Sioux(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Big Sioux(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Plymouth

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 092 N 049 W 01 S2 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -96.57862, 42.80969

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Higman Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1300691
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-1979 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)

StatusActive since 02/28/2023
MSHA mine ID1300691
Mine name (MSHA)LGEX-Perm-Akron
Current operatorL.G. EVERIST, INC.
Current controller (parent)L G Everist Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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