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

Place:

Minnesota

Subject:

State government records

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Vector data

ISO Topic Category:

Geoscientific Information

Date Published:

2014-12-06

Temporal Coverage:

2020

Provider:

Minnesota Geospatial Commons

Format:

Shapefile