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Beltrami County Peat Bogs

Occurrence in Beltrami county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Peat
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072957
MRDS ID W018694
Record type Site
Current site name Beltrami County Peat Bogs
Alternate or previous names Red Lake Peatland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.55445, 48.28749 (WGS84)
Elevation 364
Relative position SOUTHERN EDGE OF BOG ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beltrami(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludlow Lookout Tower(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Upper Red Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roseau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Lower Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Beltrami

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
156N;156N 031W;032W 36 Minnesota

Comments on the location information

  • SINCE NO CONSISTENT PATTERN OF DIVISION OR NAMING CURRENTLY EXISTS FOR STATE PEAT DEPOSITS, THEY ARE REPORTED BY COUNTY GROUPING. LOCATION INFORMATION TAKEN ON ARBITRARY LOCATION, LUDLOW LOOKOUT TOWER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Peat Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE SPHAGNUM MOSS PEAT LIES FROM THE SURFACE TO DEPTHS FROM 5-10 FT. THE COMPOSITION IS 80-95: SPHAGNUM MOSS FIBER. PARTLY DECOMPOSED HERBACEOUS PEAT UNDERLIES ALL OF THIS.

Analytical data

Result FIGURES BASED ON OVEN DRIED PEAT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Glacial Lake Sediments, Clays And Sands
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granite-rich migmatite
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Glacial Lake Agassiz Covered Large Portions Of Area

Ore body information

  • General form BASIN-FILL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Extensive Peat Deposition On Glacial Lake Bed During Favorable Period Of Poor Drainage, And Cool, Damp Climate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • LITTLE DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE TO DATE BUT THERE EXISTS EXTENSIVE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF PEAT FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IF DEMAND PROVED SUFFICIENT.

Comments on development

  • OWNERSHIP OF LANDS PRINCIPALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN STATE OF MINNESOTA AND INDIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU; LEASING WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. ; ECON.COM: PEATLANDS ARE POTENTIAL ENERGY FUEL FOR THE STATE BUT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO UTILIZE THIS RESOURCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, R.S., AND D.N. GRUBICH, 1966, PEAT RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA, REPORT OF INVENT. NO. 3, OFFICE OF IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION, 24P.

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, R.S., 1974, POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL, REPORT TO U.S. ENERGY COMMISSION (UNPUBLISHED), 29P.

  • Deposit

    SOPER, E.K., 1919, THE PEAT DEPOSITS OF MINNESOTA, MINNESOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 16, 261P.

  • Deposit

    1976 DRIEXPL UNIV OF MINNESOTA; SOILS DEPT., STATE MAPPIN

  • Production

    FARNHAM, R.S., 1974, POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT COVERS OVER 3,500 ACRES, AND IS THE LARGEST, MOST CONTINOUS OF IT'S TYPEIN THE STATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1984 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1997 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-MAY-1997 Mason Jr., G.T. U.S. Geological Survey

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