Olness Plant

Producer in Clay county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121873
MAS/MILS ID 0270270019
Record type Site
Current site name Olness Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.49454, 46.88028 (WGS84)
Elevation 286
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hawley NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fargo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fargo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo(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 139 N 046 W 04 NWSWSE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.49454, 46.88028

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Huber Dye
    ID 2101291
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hubert Dye
    ID 2101291
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-80 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 08/26/1983
MSHA mine ID2101291
Mine name (MSHA)Olness Pit
Current operatorHubert Oye & Sons Inc
Current controller (parent)Oye Brad
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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