Ford Clay Pit and Mine

Past Producer in Wayne 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. 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 10219318
MAS/MILS ID 0261630001
Record type Site
Current site name Ford Clay Pit and Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.20567, 42.28141 (WGS84)
Elevation 180

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wayne(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dearborn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Detroit(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Detroit(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Detroit(hydrologic unit)

St. Clair-Detroit(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. Clair-Detroit(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Wayne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 002 S 010 E 36 NW Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.20567, 42.28141

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 Operator
    Owner Base Wyandotte Corp.
    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.