| Deposit ID | 10146377 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0270110001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Agate Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Cold Spring Granite Co |
| Geographic coordinates: | -96.41753, 45.27138 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 308 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Big Stone(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ortonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Milbank(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Milbank(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Minnesota(hydrologic unit)
Minnesota(hydrologic accounting unit)
Minnesota(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)
National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | Big Stone |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Tertiary |
| Granite | Primary |
| (1) | -96.41753, 45.27138 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0270110001 |
COLD SPRING GRANITE COMPANY 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1983 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 11/13/2024 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2100013 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Agate Quarry |
| Current operator | Cold Spring Granite Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Patrick Alexander; Michael O'Connor |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (605 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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