Aggregate Resource Mapping Program: Minnesota
- Creator:
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Description:
- The Aggregate Resource Mapping Program (ARMP) began in 1984 when the Minnesota Legislature passed a law (Minnnesota Statutes, section 84.94) to: - Identify and classify aggregate resources outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area; - Give aggregate resource information to local units of government and others for making comprehensive land-use and zoning plans; - Introduce aggregate resource protection; and Promote orderly and environmentally sound development of the resource.Provided here is a compilation of GIS data produced by the DNR's Aggregate Resource Mapping Program. Also provided is the aggregate resource GIS data from the 7-County Metropolitan Area mapped by the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS). Please see the layer-specific metadata for each of the 9 layers for more details:ARMP:Compilation of Gravel Pits, Quarries, and ProspectsCompilation of Crushed Stone Resource PotentialCompilation of Geologic Field ObservationsCompilation of Sand and Gravel Resource PotentialCompilation of DNR Test HolesStatus Map7-County Metro Area:Compilation of Pits and QuarriesBedrock Aggregate SourcesSand and Gravel Sources
- Publisher:
- State of Minnesota
- Place:
- Subject:
- Geoscientific
- Type:
- Dataset
- Date Published:
- 2014-12-06
- Temporal Coverage:
- 2020
- Contributed by:
- University of Minnesota
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