Higman Ag Lime Quarry

Producer in Plymouth 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. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10291722
MAS/MILS ID 0191490015
Record type Site
Current site name Higman Ag Lime Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -96.60032, 42.75559 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -96.60032, 42.75559

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 Higman Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1301885
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOWN OF WESTFIELD IS POINT OF REFERENCE

  • Deposit

    MSHA 1981 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 05/23/2011
MSHA mine ID1301885
Mine name (MSHA)Portable #360
Current operatorHigman Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Justin Higman
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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