Windom Caldwell Pit

Producer in Cottonwood 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 10170319
MAS/MILS ID 0270330002
Record type Site
Current site name Windom Caldwell Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.16558, 43.89329 (WGS84)
Elevation 415
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cottonwood(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harder Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Worthington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairmont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Des Moines Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Cottonwood

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 105 N 036 W 16 NESE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.16558, 43.89329

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 Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Windom Ready Mix Inc
    ID 2100651
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WINDOM READY MIX INC

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 07/12/2011
MSHA mine ID2100651
Mine name (MSHA)Caldwell Pit
Current operatorGCC Ready Mix
Current controller (parent)GCC SAB de CV
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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