Troy Mills Quarry and Sand Pit

Past Producer in Linn county in Iowa, United States with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 10291275
MAS/MILS ID 0191130026
Record type Site
Current site name Troy Mills Quarry and Sand Pit
Alternate or previous names Washburn Quarry and Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -91.66155, 42.27221 (WGS84)
Elevation 268
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Linn(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Troy Mills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Wapsipinicon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Linn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 086 N 007 W 09 SWNESE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -91.66155, 42.27221

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner B. L. Anderson Inc.
    ID 1301404
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAPID MEMBER CEDAR VALLEY FORMATION

  • Deposit

    MINE ID NO. OF TROY MILLS SAND PIT IS 1301938

  • Deposit

    IOWA DOT AGGREGATE SOURCE INFO 1981

  • Deposit

    IOWA ST HWY COMM AGGREGATE RESOURCE LISTING 1977

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1980 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 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 07/10/1985
MSHA mine ID1301404
Mine name (MSHA)Troy Mills Quarry
Current operatorB L Anderson Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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