Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand
Commodity typeN
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Jordan Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1920s to present (2015)
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10278107
Alternate namesMaiden Rock, Maiden Rock Silica Sand Company, Maiden Rock Silica Sand Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.55767, -92.29584
References
Fairmount Minerals, 2014, Corporate website, accessed 4/22/2014 at http://www.fairmountminerals.com/Fairmount-Corporate/Locations/Wisconsin--Maiden-Rock.aspxFairmount/Santrol, 2015, Corporate website, accessed 8/11/2015 at http://fairmountsantrol.com/locations/FairmountSantrol, 2015, Defining Different--2014 Annual Report, p. 39, accessed Aug. 13, 2015 at http://investors.fairmountsantrol.com/files/doc_financials/2014/2014-Annual-Report.pdf.Wilson, Anna B., 2015, unpub. USGS Field Notes.