Colony Pit

Producer in Chippewa 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 10181234
MAS/MILS ID 0550170027
Record type Site
Current site name Colony Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.36825, 44.9278 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chippewa(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Wissota(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eau Claire(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eau Claire(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Chippewa(hydrologic unit)

Chippewa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chippewa(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Chippewa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Cambrian, undivided

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Stelter, Inc.
    ID 4702601
    Home office Wisconsin
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-AUG-82 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)

StatusIntermittent since 04/15/2013
MSHA mine ID4702601
Mine name (MSHA)Colony Pit
Current operatorStelter Inc.
Current controller (parent)Jack T Stelter
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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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