Kost Brothers No.31 Pit

Producer in Clay 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267986
MAS/MILS ID 0270270031
Record type Site
Current site name Kost Brothers No.31 Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.43204, 47.07418 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ulen SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ada(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Forks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Wild Rice(hydrologic unit)

Upper Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Clay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 142 N 045 W 31 NWNW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Granite to granodiorite

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 State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fitzgerald Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 2100548
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FITZGERALD SAND AND GRAVEL CO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Mtalaga 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 05/08/2006
MSHA mine ID2100548
Mine name (MSHA)Felton Plant
Current operatorAggregate Industries-North Central Region Inc
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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