Washburn County Sand and Gravel Pit

Producer in Washburn county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205307
MAS/MILS ID 0551290005
Record type Site
Current site name Washburn County Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.78437, 45.91249 (WGS84)
Elevation 332
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washburn(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trego(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Spooner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rice Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Namekagon(hydrologic unit)

St. Croix(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. Croix(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway(National Wild & Scenic River)

National Wild & Scenic River NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Washburn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 040 N 011 W 31 NWNWNW Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.78437, 45.91249

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 Operator
    Owner Washburn County Highway Department
    ID 4702512
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-79 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 05/21/1981
MSHA mine ID4702512
Mine name (MSHA)Washburn County Sand And Gravel
Current operatorWashburn County Highway Department
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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