Boise Cascade Pit

Producer in Koochiching 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 10243164
MAS/MILS ID 0270710001
Record type Site
Current site name Boise Cascade Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -93.32993, 48.6008 (WGS84)
Elevation 347
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Koochiching(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ranier(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

International Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

International Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rainy Lake(hydrologic unit)

Rainy(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rainy(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Superior National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Koochiching

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 071 N 023 W 31 S2NE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -93.32993, 48.6008

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 Bowman Constr Co
    ID 2102405
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Boise Cascade Corp
    ID 2102405
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KOOCHICHING COUNTY ASSESSOR

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 06/23/1981
MSHA mine ID2102405
Mine name (MSHA)Boise Cascade Pit
Current operatorBowman Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Darwin Johnson
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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