Gray Pit

Producer in Isabella 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 10122298
MAS/MILS ID 0260730023
Record type Site
Current site name Gray Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -84.95822, 43.675 (WGS84)
Elevation 268

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Isabella(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Weidman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Midland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Midland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Saginaw(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Isabella Reservation(Reservation)

Reservation BIA(Type of land area)

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Isabella

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 015 N 005 W 19 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -84.95822, 43.675

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 Owner
    Owner Central Michigan Sand And Gravel
    ID 2002484
    Home office Michigan
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT, 1979.

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 04/15/2022
MSHA mine ID2002484
Mine name (MSHA)Torpey Pit
Current operatorCentral Michigan Sand and Gravel
Current controller (parent)Timothy Torpey
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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