Dubuque Sand and Gravel Dredge

Producer in Dubuque 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 10290359
MAS/MILS ID 0190610005
Record type Site
Current site name Dubuque Sand and Gravel Dredge
Alternate or previous names Nine Mile Island Dredge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -90.55842, 42.41831 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dubuque(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Menominee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubuque South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Apple-Plum(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Dubuque

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 088 N 003 E 24 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -90.55842, 42.41831

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dubuque Sand And Gravel
    ID 1300729
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1982

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-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 08/21/1987
MSHA mine ID1300729
Mine name (MSHA)River Dredging
Current operatorAggregate Materials Company
Current controller (parent)T M Flynn; T L Flynn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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