Ruben Olson Pit and Mill

Unknown in Polk 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 10268299
MAS/MILS ID 0271190013
Record type Site
Current site name Ruben Olson Pit and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.40864, 47.66419 (WGS84)
Elevation 310
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harold(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crookston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Forks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 148 N 045 W 04 NWSW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.40864, 47.66419

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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 Donorski Bros Inc
    ID 2102521
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Reuben Olson
    ID 2102521
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLK 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 05/20/1981
MSHA mine ID2102521
Mine name (MSHA)Ruben Olson Pit & Mill
Current operatorDonarski Brothers Inc
Current controller (parent)Dennis A Donarski; Gene A Donarski
Mine typeSurface (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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