Northern Sand and Gravel Pit

Producer in Polk 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10292201
MAS/MILS ID 0271190011
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Sand and Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Trail Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.71752, 47.78439 (WGS84)
Elevation 386
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trail(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fosston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bemidji(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Lower Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 150 N 040 W 25 SWNE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.71752, 47.78439

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northern Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 2100576
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLK COUNTY ASSESSOR

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 07/17/2001
MSHA mine ID2100576
Mine name (MSHA)Northern Sand & Gravel
Current operatorStrata Corp
Current controller (parent)Knife River Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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