Osseo Pit

Producer in Hennepin 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10195191
MAS/MILS ID 0270530017
Record type Site
Current site name Osseo Pit
Alternate or previous names Mccrossan Eden Prairie Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -93.40442, 45.09969 (WGS84)
Elevation 280
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hennepin(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Osseo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anoka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Stillwater(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Twin Cities(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Crow-Rum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Hennepin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 119 N 022 W 24 NESE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -93.40442, 45.09969

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 C. S Mccrossan Inc
    ID 2100486
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    C S MCCROSSAN INC

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 9-79

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)

StatusIntermittent since 07/29/1980
MSHA mine ID2100486
Mine name (MSHA)Osseo Pit
Current operatorC S McCrossan
Current controller (parent)Tom McCrossan
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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