Petersen Pit

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. 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 10243609
MAS/MILS ID 0260810027
Record type Site
Current site name Petersen Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.55825, 43.09031 (WGS84)
Elevation 260
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

Rockford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Midland(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Red beds

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 Petersen Gravel And Excavating
    ID 2000813

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 78

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 11/07/1984
MSHA mine ID2000813
Mine name (MSHA)Peterson Pit
Current operatorPetersen Gravel & Excavating
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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