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Whittum Pit & Mill

Producer in Eaton county in Michigan, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10170605
MAS/MILS ID 0260450014
Record type Site
Current site name Whittum Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.68182, 42.49861 (WGS84)
Elevation 280

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eaton(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Springport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 Eaton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 001 N 003 W 05 SENE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.68182, 42.49861
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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 Whittum Gravel Co.
    ID 2000885
    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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/26/1993
MSHA mine ID2000885
Mine name (MSHA)Davis Pit
Current operatorCarl Schlegel Inc
Current controller (parent)Carmeuse Holding SA
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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