Ottowa County Pit

Producer in Ottawa 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 10159545
MAS/MILS ID 0261390030
Record type Site
Current site name Ottowa County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -85.83356, 42.84751 (WGS84)
Elevation 219
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ottawa(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hudsonville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Grand(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 Ottawa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 006 N 013 W 03 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -85.83356, 42.84751

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 Unknown
    Owner Bill Smith Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 2002426
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT, 9-17-79

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)

StatusAbandoned since 02/21/1979
MSHA mine ID2002426
Mine name (MSHA)Ottawa County Pit
Current operatorBill Smith Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Bill W Smith
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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