Thompson Twp Pit

Producer in Carlton 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170917
MAS/MILS ID 0270170012
Record type Site
Current site name Thompson Twp Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -92.35549, 46.68919 (WGS84)
Elevation 300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carlton(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Esko(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Duluth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Duluth(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Louis(hydrologic unit)

St. Louis(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Carlton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 049 N 016 W NWNE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -92.35549, 46.68919

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Tompson Townsend
    ID 2102502
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THOMPSON TOWNSHIP

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 09/14/1987
MSHA mine ID2102502
Mine name (MSHA)Thomson Township Pit
Current operatorThomson Township
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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