Portage Lake Pit & Mill

Producer in Crow Wing 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 10194949
MAS/MILS ID 0270350191
Record type Site
Current site name Portage Lake Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -93.88414, 46.44169 (WGS84)
Elevation 384
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Crow Wing(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crosby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mille Lacs Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Duluth(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Elk-Nokasippi(hydrologic unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Crow Wing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 046 N 028 W 28 W2NE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -93.88414, 46.44169

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-Operator
    Owner Harlan Roth Construction Co
    ID 2102488
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-1987 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 02/04/1998
MSHA mine ID2102488
Mine name (MSHA)PORTAGE SAND AND GRAVEL
Current operatorPortage Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Roth Gary G
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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