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Brighton Pit and Plant

Producer in Livingston county in Michigan, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10243664
MAS/MILS ID 0260930026
Record type Site
Current site name Brighton Pit and Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.73048, 42.58061 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Livingston(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kent Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pontiac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Detroit(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Clair-Detroit(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. Clair-Detroit(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Livingston

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 002 N 006 E 09 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.73048, 42.58061
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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 Morgan Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 2000788
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/28/1997
MSHA mine ID2000788
Mine name (MSHA)MORGAN SAND & GRAVEL CO.
Current operatorMorgan Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Morgan Thomas A
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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