Schwartz Pit

Producer in Brown 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 10170800
MAS/MILS ID 0270150015
Record type Site
Current site name Schwartz Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.08468, 44.20939 (WGS84)
Elevation 317
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brown(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sanborn NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tracy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New Ulm(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cottonwood(hydrologic unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic accounting unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Brown

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 109 N 035 W 32 NWNW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.08468, 44.20939

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
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 L. And S Constr Co
    ID 2102581
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Schwartz Et Al
    ID 2102581
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN COUNTY ENGINEER

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 08/30/1979
MSHA mine ID2102581
Mine name (MSHA)Wash Plant
Current operatorL & S Construction Corp.
Current controller (parent)L & S Construction Company Inc
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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