Mine detail: Cass County Peat Deposits

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Location: Cass County, Minnesota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.15916, -94.09554
dep_id: 10072962
mrds_id: W018699
Trace mineral: Peat
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: BASIN FILL
ore_ctrl: Restricted Drainage Flow In A Basin Area
Reporter: Sutphin, David M., Mason Jr., G.T.
hrock_unit: Glacial Sediments, Moraines And Outwash
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: SOPER, E.K., 1919, THE PEAT DEPOSITS OF MINNESOTA, MINNESOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 16, 261 P.
  • Deposit:: FARNHAM, R.S., 1974, THE POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL, REPORT TO THE ENERGY COMMISSION (UNPUBLISHED), 29 P.
  • Deposit:: 1976 DIREXPL UNIV. OF MINNESOTA; SOILS DEPT., STATE MAPPIN
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