Lake County Highway Dept Pit

Producer in Lake 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 10292213
MAS/MILS ID 0270750010
Record type Site
Current site name Lake County Highway Dept Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.75937, 47.9078 (WGS84)
Elevation 405
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ely(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ely(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Two Harbors(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rainy Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Rainy(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rainy(hydrologic subregion)

Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Superior National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 063 N 011 W 29 SWSE Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.75937, 47.9078

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 Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lake County Highway Department
    ID 2102465
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAKE COUNTY HWY DEPT

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)

StatusAbandoned since 11/23/1979
MSHA mine ID2102465
Mine name (MSHA)Lake County Highway Department Pits
Current operatorLake County Highway Department-Mn
Current controller (parent)Lake County-Mn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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