Aggregate Resource Mapping
Heather E. Arends, Industrial Minerals Supervisor
heather.arends@state.mn.us
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4045
Tel. 651-259-5376
KANABEC COUNTY FINAL MAP TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 22, 2012
The release of the final Kanabec County Sand and Gravel Resource Potential Map is scheduled for February 22, 2012. On this date, maps and related data will be available on the website for viewing and downloading. To mark the release of this information, DNR Project Manager Hannah Friedrich will present mapping results at two public meetings held on February 22, 2012:
- A brief presentation to the Kanabec County Board Commissioners Meeting will be held at the Kanabec County Court House, Commissioner’s Board Room, time TBA
- Followed by an open house hosted by the Minnesota DNR where project results will be reviewed and questions about Kanabec County aggregate resources will be answered. The open house is at 3 p.m. at the Kanabec County Court House, lower level Conference Room 3.
For more information about the Kanabec County Aggregate Resource Map or upcoming events, please contact:
Hannah Friedrich
MN DNR Lands and Minerals
hannah.friedrich@state.mn.us
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4045
Tel. 651-259-5953
Program Information
The Aggregate Resource Mapping Program (ARMP) began in 1984 when the Minnesota Legislature passed a law (MN Statute 84.94) to:
- Identify and classify aggregate resources
out side 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.
On a statewide basis, we are in a transition from a time of local abundant supply of aggregate resources to a time of adequate availability to local scarcity. There is a need to plan for the future supply of aggregate before they are irretrievably lost.
Several factors can reduce the availability of aggregate resources . As a result, the delivered price of aggregate resources is increasing due to increasing transportation distances to the market.
Since roughly 50% of the total amount of aggregate produced is used for public roads and public works projects, it is in the tax payer's best interest to maintain a local supply of aggregate resources for current and future needs.
This site provides information about the distribution of quality aggregate resources for local units of government, citizens, land use planners, private companies, and environmental groups. Completed aggregate resource plates are available free of charge in several formats:
- Digital maps and data can be downloaded.
- Data can be viewed interactively on Aggregate Mapper.
- Paper maps and CD-ROMS are available by request. Contact Heather Arends either by phone or email (see information at top of page).