Backus Pit & Mill

Producer in Emmet 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 10146442
MAS/MILS ID 0260470012
Record type Site
Current site name Backus Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.98492, 45.4433 (WGS84)
Elevation 189

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emmet(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harbor Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petoskey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheboygan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boardman-Charlevoix(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Emmet

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 035 N 006 W 12 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.98492, 45.4433

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 Charley'S Service
    ID 2001802
    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.