Custer Pit

Producer in Chippewa county in Wisconsin, 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 10254054
MAS/MILS ID 0550170025
Record type Site
Current site name Custer Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.55986, 44.8933 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chippewa(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Albertville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eau Claire(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eau Claire(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Chippewa(hydrologic unit)

Chippewa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chippewa(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Chippewa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 028 N 010 W 23 C Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.55986, 44.8933

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 Operator
    Owner Union Construction Co.
    ID 4702432
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-82 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 05/05/1986
MSHA mine ID4702432
Mine name (MSHA)Custer Pit
Current operatorUnion Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Patrow Paul G
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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