Thayer Quarry

Producer in Union 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 10291194
MAS/MILS ID 0191750002
Record type Site
Current site name Thayer Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.04103, 40.99582 (WGS84)
Elevation 317
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Union(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tingley NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Ayr(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nebraska City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thompson(hydrologic unit)

Grand(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chariton-Grand(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Union

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 072 N 028 W 35 NWNE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.04103, 40.99582

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 Schildberg Construction Co., Inc.
    ID 1300215
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT GEN AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-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 ID1300215
Mine name (MSHA)Thayer Quarry
Current operatorSchildberg Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Mark Schildberg
Mine typeSurface (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