Bay City Sand Co Bay City Mine

Producer in Pierce county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Silica
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  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10229294
MAS/MILS ID 0550930017
Record type Site
Current site name Bay City Sand Co Bay City Mine
Alternate or previous names Bay City Mine, Bay City Sand Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.43209, 44.5933 (WGS84)
Elevation 274

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pierce(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bay City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hastings(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Paul(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rush-Vermillion(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Black-Root(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Black-Root(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Pierce

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.43209, 44.5933

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Bay City Sand Co., Inc.
    ID 4701146
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAY-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 07/16/1990
MSHA mine ID4701146
Mine name (MSHA)Bay City Silica
Current operatorBay City Silica Division/Treco Sales Inc
Current controller (parent)Treco Sales Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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