Mathews Pit & Mill

Producer in Kent 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 10194720
MAS/MILS ID 0260810040
Record type Site
Current site name Mathews Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.42634, 42.93191 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kent(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cascade(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 Kent

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 006 N 009 W 06 W2 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.42634, 42.93191

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 Tip Top Gravel Co.
    ID 2001773

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MICH MIN PROD 1975-DEPT OF NAT RES-GEOL SURV DIV

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 03/11/1976
MSHA mine ID2001773
Mine name (MSHA)Mathews Pit & Mill
Current operatorTip Top Gravel Co
Current controller (parent)John Mathews
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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