Bracks Sand Pit

Producer in Lincoln county in Wisconsin, 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. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157042
MAS/MILS ID 0550690010
Record type Site
Current site name Bracks Sand Pit
Alternate or previous names Lotz Sand & Gravel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.63449, 45.1253 (WGS84)
Elevation 383

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Merrill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Merrill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Dubay(hydrologic unit)

Wisconsin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wisconsin(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Lincoln

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

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 Unknown
    Owner Duffek Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 4702420
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-1982 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 05/05/1992
MSHA mine ID4702420
Mine name (MSHA)Plant #2 (Telesmith)
Current operatorDuffek Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Paul Duffek; Calvin Krueger
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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