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Mississippi National River and Recreation AreaPicutre of the front of the Bureau of Mines building.
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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Map of the Bureau of Mines General Site

Bureau of Mines General Site Map

The 27.32-acre area of the former Bureau of Mines, Twin Cities Research Center Main Campus (Center) site is located on the historic Fort Snelling Military Reservation in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The physical address of this federal property is 5629 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417. The federal property is near the intersection of Highways 62 and 55.
 
Bureau of Mines General Lacation Map

Bureau of Mines General Location Map

The partially wooded property located on the Mississippi River's west bank includes land and structures of various sizes: 11 vacated buildings totaling approximately 165,000 square feet including vacated offices, laboratories, garages, maintenance shops, core sample storage sheds, an ore crusher building and miscellaneous storage and research areas.
Headwaters of the Mississippi  

Did You Know?
The Mississippi River is approximately three feet deep at its headwaters at Lake Itasca and has an average surface speed of 1.2 miles per hour.

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Last Updated: August 26, 2009 at 12:33 EST