Gopher State Sandstone Quarry No 2

Producer in Le Sueur county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194953
MAS/MILS ID 0270790012
Record type Site
Current site name Gopher State Sandstone Quarry No 2
Alternate or previous names Ottawa Pit No2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -93.94694, 44.36719 (WGS84)
Elevation 228

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Le Sueur(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Peter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Faribault(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Paul(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle(hydrologic unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic accounting unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Le Sueur

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 110 N 026 W 04 NE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -93.94694, 44.36719

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 Unimin Corp.
    ID 2100790
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LE SUEUR CO ASSESSOR

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 10/79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Matt, C. 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)

StatusActive since 12/11/1978
MSHA mine ID2100790
Mine name (MSHA)Ottawa Plant
Current operatorCovia Solutions LLC
Current controller (parent)Covia Holdings LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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