West Rate Pit & Mill

Producer in Cass 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 10121672
MAS/MILS ID 0260270009
Record type Site
Current site name West Rate Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.94166, 41.93061 (WGS84)
Elevation 268
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cass(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vandalia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elkhart(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Cass

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 006 S 014 W 21 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.94166, 41.93061

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 Cass Conney Road Comm
    ID 2002340
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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)

StatusAbandoned since 06/19/2019
MSHA mine ID2002340
Mine name (MSHA)CCRC EL JAY
Current operatorCass County Road Commission
Current controller (parent)Cass County-MI
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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