Scheidt Pit and Mill

Producer in Nobles county in Minnesota, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146090
MAS/MILS ID 0271050001
Record type Site
Current site name Scheidt Pit and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.8772, 43.60779 (WGS84)
Elevation 489
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rock(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Adrian SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Worthington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairmont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rock(hydrologic unit)

Big Sioux(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Big Sioux(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Nobles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 102 N 042 W 28 NESE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.8772, 43.60779

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dwire Inc
    ID 2101717
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Scheidt Et Al
    ID 2101717
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DWIRE INC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Weaton, G. 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 06/22/1979
MSHA mine ID2101717
Mine name (MSHA)Scheidt Pit And Wash Plant
Current operatorDwire Inc
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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