Whitney Pit & Mill

Producer in Cass 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 10170724
MAS/MILS ID 0270210011
Record type Site
Current site name Whitney Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.33496, 46.50749 (WGS84)
Elevation 353
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cass(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nisswa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pine River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Brainerd(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crow Wing(hydrologic unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Cass

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 135 N 029 W 16 NWNESE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.33496, 46.50749

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 Operator
    Owner Frank Whitney Sand And Gravel
    ID 2100730
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-87 Yancey 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 12/09/1985
MSHA mine ID2100730
Mine name (MSHA)Frank Whitney Sand & Gravel
Current operatorFrank Whitney Sand & Gravel Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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