Virginia Mill

Producer in Crow Wing county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Iron
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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 10243508
MAS/MILS ID 0270350113
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -93.81524, 46.54139 (WGS84)
Elevation 381
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Crow Wing(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iron Hub(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aitkin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Duluth(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Elk-Nokasippi(hydrologic unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Crow Wing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 136 N 026 W 24 Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -93.81524, 46.54139

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pittsburg Pacific Co
    ID 2100811
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-FEB-84 Talaga 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 12/09/1985
MSHA mine ID2100811
Mine name (MSHA)Virginia Mill
Current operatorPittsburgh Pacific Company
Current controller (parent)Binger E T & J D Boentje
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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