Pit No. 1

Producer in Gratiot county in Michigan, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121395
MAS/MILS ID 0260570023
Record type Site
Current site name Pit No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.43491, 43.2694 (WGS84)
Elevation 210

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gratiot(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rathbone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Midland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shiawassee(hydrologic unit)

Saginaw(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Gratiot

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 010 N 001 W 09 NWSE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.43491, 43.2694

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner P. And B Gravel Co.
    ID 2000806
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MICH MIN PROD 1975 - DEPT OF NAT RES - GEOL SURV DIV

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM MSHA 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 05/11/1978
MSHA mine ID2000806
Mine name (MSHA)B & W Sand-N-Stone LLC
Current operatorB & W Sand-N-Stone LLC
Current controller (parent)John A Whitmore; Gary D Whitmore; Rod W Whitmore
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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