Algoma Mine

Producer in Crow Wing county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267816
MAS/MILS ID 0270350005
Record type Site
Current site name Algoma Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.03385, 46.51249 (WGS84)
Elevation 363

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Crow Wing(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trommald(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pine River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Brainerd(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
4th Principal 047 N 029 W 33 NENW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.03385, 46.51249

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Onahman
    ID 2100803
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1974

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-FEB-1984 Unknown 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 06/02/1986
MSHA mine ID2100803
Mine name (MSHA)Algoma-Zeno Mine
Current operatorPittsburgh Pacific Company
Current controller (parent)Binger E T & J D Boentje
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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