Van Gelder-Hiemstra Pit

Producer in Sioux 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 10291263
MAS/MILS ID 0191670056
Record type Site
Current site name Van Gelder-Hiemstra Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -96.0559, 42.92689 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sioux(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Sioux City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Floyd(hydrologic unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Little Sioux(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Sioux

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 094 N 044 W 28 Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -96.0559, 42.92689

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 Hymans Construction Co
    ID 1301941
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOWN OF CARNES IS POINT OF REFERENCE

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Igs / Mm 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 11/28/1983
MSHA mine ID1301941
Mine name (MSHA)Van Gelder-Hiemstra Pit
Current operatorHymans Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)De Graaff Norman
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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