Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals
Variant namesThe Division of Lands and Minerals was designated as one of the original divisions of the Conservation Department when it was created in 1931 (Laws 1931 c186), although the division did not become active until 1933. It was established to take over the lands and minerals duties of the state auditor. These included the care, supervision, sale, and lease of state trust fund lands and minerals (Laws 1937 c310). Division staff inspected all mining operations under permit or lease, conducted research on commercial development of minerals, and promoted their exploration and development. The division also classified agricultural lands for the conservation commissioner and approved county board classification of tax-forfeited land (Laws 1935, c210 and c386).
Most of the division's revenue was obtained from royalties on iron ore and other minerals, and from the sale and rental of state land, and was paid into the state's permanent trust funds.
When the Department of Conservation was reorganized in 1967 (Laws 1967 c904), Lands and Minerals was eliminated as a separate division, and its functions were subsumed under the newly formed Division of Lands and Forestry and Division of Waters, Soils, and Minerals.
From the guide to the Director's subject files, 1935-1966., (Minnesota Historical Society)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Director's subject files, 1935-1966. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Director's reading file, 1933-1967. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Mine inspection reports, 1928-1949. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Miscellaneous records, 1864-1882, 1918-1979. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Abstracts of title and land patents, [ca. 1883] - 1937. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Director's subject files, 1933-1934. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Director's subject files, 1935-1966. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Director's subject files, 1933-1934. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Ore royalty shipments, 1928-1961. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals. Railway mineral lease records, 1904-1957. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts |
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Filters:
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| Talcott Lake (Cottonwood County, Minn.) | |||
| Pine Lake (Pine County, Minn.) | |||
| Finland State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Kabetogama State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Monson Lake State Park (Minn.) | |||
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| Hibbing (Minn.) | |||
| Grand Portage State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Mud Lake (Marshall County, Minn.) | |||
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| Hibbing (Minn.) | |||
| Pine Lake (Aitkin County, Minn.) | |||
| White Earth State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Hibbing (Minn.) | |||
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| Mesabi Range (Minn.) | |||
| Third River State Forest (Minn.) | |||
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| Hubbard County (Minn.) | |||
| Cloquet Valley State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Whitewater State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Hibbing (Minn.) | |||
| Minnesota | |||
| Hibbing (Minn.) | |||
| George Washington State Forest (Minn.) | |||
| Camden State Park (Minn.) | |||
| Hibbing (Minn.) | |||
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| Pine Island State Forest (Minn.) |
| Subject |
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| Agricultural exhibitions |
| Agricultural exhibitions |
| Aquatic sports |
| Aquatic sports |
| Clay |
| Clay |
| Conservation of natural resources |
| Conservation of natural resources |
| Flood control |
| Flood control |
| Gold |
| Gold |
| Intergovernmental fiscal relations |
| Iron mines and mining |
| Iron mines and mining |
| Iron mines and mining |
| Iron mines and mining |
| Iron mines and mining |
| Iron ore |
| Iron ore |
| Iron ores |
| Iron ores |
| Lakes |
| Lakes |
| Lake shore development |
| Lakeshore development |
| Land titles |
| Land use |
| Land use, Rural |
| Land use, Rural |
| Managing |
| Marl |
| Marl |
| Mine inspection |
| Mine inspection |
| Mine railroads |
| Mineral land |
| Mineral lands |
| Mines and mineral resources |
| Mines and mineral resources |
| Mines and mineral resources |
| Mines and mineral resources |
| Mines and mineral resources |
| Mines and mineral resources |
| Mines and minerals resources |
| Mines and minerals resources |
| Mining corporations |
| Mining law |
| Mining laws |
| Mining leases |
| Mining leases |
| Peat |
| Peat |
| Prospecting |
| Prospecting |
| Public lands |
| Public lands |
| Public land sales |
| Public land sales |
| Railroads |
| Rivers |
| Rivers |
| Salt spring lands |
| Salt springs lands |
| Special funds |
| Taconite |
| Taconite |
| Tax forfeiture |
| Timber |
| Trust fund lands |
| Uranium |
| Uranium |
| Water |
| Wildlife refuges |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Managing |
Corporate Body
Active 1928
Active 1949
