Wilkinson Chemical

Producer in Lapeer county in Michigan, United States with commodity Magnesite
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146371
MAS/MILS ID 0260870025
Record type Site
Current site name Wilkinson Chemical
Alternate or previous names Wilkinson Chemical Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -83.31097, 43.2864 (WGS84)
Elevation 237
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lapeer(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mayville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Flint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Flint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint(hydrologic unit)

Saginaw(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Lapeer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 010 N 010 E 21 NE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -83.31097, 43.2864

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Brine Operation
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wilkinson Chemical Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Michigan
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GERE, MILTON A., JR. MICHIGAN MINERAL PRODUCERS 1978. MI

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. DIV. ANNUAL DIRECTORY 12, 1978, PP. 26-27.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPANY HAS 1 BRINE WELL. WELL DEPTH IS 3340 FEET. BRINE GRADE IS 33% CACL2; 5% MGCL2. BRINE PRODUCTION IS 10 MILLION GALLONS OF NATURAL BRINE PER YEAR. PRODUCTION IS 3.5 MILLION GALLONS OF (CA, MG)CL2 PER YEAR. ESTIMATED RESERVES ARE 25 BILLION GALLONS OF NATURAL BRINE. HOLDINGS ARE 29 ACRES HELD IN FEE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-APR-1987 Bowyer, R.C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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