Kost Pit No 7

Producer in Clay 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 10170582
MAS/MILS ID 0270270064
Record type Site
Current site name Kost Pit No 7

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.48094, 46.79138 (WGS84)
Elevation 299
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Downer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fargo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fargo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

Upper Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Clay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 138 N 046 W 03 SW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.48094, 46.79138

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 Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kost Bros Inc
    ID 2100548
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAY COUNTY ENGINEER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 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 05/08/2006
MSHA mine ID2100548
Mine name (MSHA)Felton Plant
Current operatorAggregate Industries-North Central Region Inc
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
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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