Nelson Pit & Mill

Producer in Freeborn county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. 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 10219669
MAS/MILS ID 0270470017
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson Pit & Mill
Alternate or previous names Amos Helgeson & Sons

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -93.19631, 43.5175 (WGS84)
Elevation 384
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Freeborn(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Myrtle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albert Lea(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cedar(hydrologic unit)

Iowa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Freeborn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 101 N 020 W 26 SWSE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -93.19631, 43.5175

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
    Owner Nelson Et Al
    ID 2101472
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Amos Helgeson And Sons
    ID 2101472
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-1987 Wheaton / Jy 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 12/31/1984
MSHA mine ID2101472
Mine name (MSHA)North Farm
Current operatorEmil Olson Inc
Current controller (parent)Olson Roger Emil
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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