Mailing Pit

Producer in St. Louis 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10243209
MAS/MILS ID 0271370126
Record type Site
Current site name Mailing Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.10958, 46.77189 (WGS84)
Elevation 381

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Duluth(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 St. Louis

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 050 N 014 W Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.10958, 46.77189

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ken-Son Services Inc. (Kenneth Holmgren Owner)
    ID 2102383
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-1980 Matt, C. 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 11/23/1979
MSHA mine ID2102383
Mine name (MSHA)Mailing Pit
Current operatorKen Sons Services
Current controller (parent)Kenneth Holmgren; James L Holmgren
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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