Thompson Hills Mine and Wet Plant

Producer in Barron county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10401239
Record type Site
Current site name Thompson Hills Mine and Wet Plant
Alternate or previous names Sioux Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -92.0211, 45.3105 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Barron(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Arland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stillwater(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Stillwater(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Barron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 32N 11W 28 Wisconsin

Comments on the location information

  • Mostly in Sec. 28. May spill over into adjacent sections 27 and 33.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier Friable quartz-rich sandstone
    Rock unit name Wonewoc Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Cambrian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier contains a lot of glauconite
    Rock unit name Tunnel City
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -92.0211, 45.3105

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Superior Silica Sands
    Home office Home office is in Ft. Worth, TX.
    Year 2015

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wilson, Anna B., 2015, USGS Field notes.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Anna B. Wilson and Mary Ellen Benson, USGS Central Mineral Resources and Environmental Science Center, visited this site with Sharon Masek, Superior Silica Sands' Manager of Mine Planning and Industrial Relations on July 13, 2015.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2015-08-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.