Olman Pit & Mill

Producer in Faribault 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 10146165
MAS/MILS ID 0270430012
Record type Site
Current site name Olman Pit & Mill
Alternate or previous names Soma Constr Co

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -93.75083, 43.5314 (WGS84)
Elevation 387
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Faribault(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bricelyn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albert Lea(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mason City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blue Earth(hydrologic unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic accounting unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Faribault

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 101 N 024 W 19 SESE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -93.75083, 43.5314

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Olman Et Al
    ID 2100919
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Soma Constr Co
    ID 2100919
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-1987 Wheaton / Jy 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 08/14/1981
MSHA mine ID2100919
Mine name (MSHA)Olman Pit And Mill
Current operatorSoma Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Maynerd Soma
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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