Petoskey Shale Mine & Mill

Past Producer in Emmet county in Michigan, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10218393
MAS/MILS ID 0260470009
Record type Site
Current site name Petoskey Shale Mine & Mill
Alternate or previous names Penn Dixie Cement Corp.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.02072, 45.3667 (WGS84)
Elevation 296

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emmet(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bay Shore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlevoix(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.02072, 45.3667

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Penn Dixie Industries Inc
    ID 2000048
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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.