Hjelle Pit

Producer in Marshall 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10219598
MAS/MILS ID 0270890008
Record type Site
Current site name Hjelle Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -96.54425, 48.36889 (WGS84)
Elevation 297
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marshall(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Florian SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thief River Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Thief River Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Snake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Marshall

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 156 N 046 W 02 Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -96.54425, 48.36889

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Laurel Moe (Owner Laurel Moe Gravel)
    ID 2102712
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-1980 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)

StatusAbandoned since 06/09/1986
MSHA mine ID2102712
Mine name (MSHA)Hjelle Gravel Pit
Current operatorMoe Gravel
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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