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rage t or is <br /> f IS° s • <br /> Enter Keywords search <br /> Site Man Contact the DNR I What's New? Newsroom I Events& Seasons <br /> >MN DNR Home>Lands&Minerals> <br /> Aggregate maps Aggregate resources <br /> Aggregate maps <br /> August 2005 Update Aggregate Mining <br /> The DNR's Aggregate Mapping Conference mm <br /> Program provides citizens,local DNR Aggregate MN-DOT aggregate unit MM <br /> government land use planners,the Resource Mapping <br /> construction industry,and <br /> environmental groups with specific November 2004 Aggregate Resources Task <br /> county-wide information on the Force <br /> location and quality of aggregate <br /> resources.This information supports Itasca Twin Cities aggregate <br /> long-term comprehensive planning resources <br /> that takes into account needed sand clay <br /> and gravel resources. Division of Lands& <br /> Minerals <br /> Mille Lacs <br /> The program was established by the Benton Main Wag <br /> e <br /> Minnesota Legislature.Highest Sherbume hzantl <br /> priority is given to areas where Chia o <br /> urbanization or other factors may Steams Mcomplew Aggregate maps <br /> threaten long term protection and Meek <br /> Proj <br /> use of aggregate resources. n MIN M4 Contacts <br /> Rllwill• 0Mapped <br /> Li Swur sa <br /> Aggregate resource maps for 1NIcollet 0 Dlras�d f F_ <br /> Benton,Blue Earth,Chisago,Clay, MYe Earth <br /> Dodge,Isanti,Itasca,Le Sueur, Dodge For kids-Digging into MN <br /> Nicollet,Renville,Sherburne,and Minerals <br /> Wright counties are now available;digital data is available for Benton,Blue Earth, <br /> Clay,Dodge,Itasca,Isanti,Le Sueur,Nicollet,Renville,and Wright counties. Geology recreation <br /> Mapping of aggregate resources for Meeker,Steams,Mille Lacs,and Olmsted <br /> counties are underway. Land sale <br /> The Legislature directed that the resource evaluation and mapping be done outside Metallic minerals lease sale <br /> the Twin Cities Seven County Metropolitan Area. The Metropolitan Area has been <br /> mapped by the Minnesota Geological Survey and Metropolitan Council.More Minerals Education <br /> information on Twin Cities Aggregate Resources.To order the printed map,M-102 Workshop <br /> (1999,2 plates on 4 sheets)contact the Minnesota Geological Survey,612-627- <br /> 4780.Digital map and data files are available at Monthly data releases <br /> ftp://mgssun6.nmgs.umn.Ou/pub2/m-102/ <br /> Preference rights leases <br /> Below are links to digital maps(Adobe Acrobat format)and datasets(zipped <br /> ArcView format). The maps are viewable with the Adobe Acrobat Reader,a free public access to minerals <br /> software package available at the Adobe website.Zipped(compressed)datasets must data: 100 years of data <br /> be unzipped with software,then viewed using ArcView or other geographic <br /> information system software.A free geographic data reader,ArcExplorer,can be Publications <br /> used to display the data,and is available through the website of its developer,ESRI. <br /> Regional Operations <br /> BENTON COUNTY <br /> Download maps: <br /> file://C:\DOCUME—1\CHARLEr I\LOCAL S—I\Temp\6T7FDAU l.htm 3/16/2006 <br />