Reed's Pit

Producer in McLeod 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 10243705
MAS/MILS ID 0270850003
Record type Site
Current site name Reed's Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.27165, 44.71529 (WGS84)
Elevation 312
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McLeod(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brownton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glencoe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New Ulm(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Crow(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 McLeod

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 114 N 029 W 01 N2NW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.27165, 44.71529

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-Operator
    Owner William Mueller And Sons, Inc.
    ID 2102695
    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)

StatusIntermittent since 08/23/2023
MSHA mine ID2102695
Mine name (MSHA)Superior Cone Crusher
Current operatorWm. Mueller & Sons Inc
Current controller (parent)Timothy W Mueller; Mori D Willemsen; Brian Droege
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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