Kalamazoo County Pit

Producer in Kalamazoo 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 10243693
MAS/MILS ID 0260770013
Record type Site
Current site name Kalamazoo County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -85.71885, 42.38891 (WGS84)
Elevation 241
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kalamazoo(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Otsego(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kalamazoo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kalamazoo(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 Kalamazoo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -85.71885, 42.38891

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 Unknown
    Owner Cole Brothers Contractors, Inc.
    ID 2002408
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 9-9-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 11/21/1978
MSHA mine ID2002408
Mine name (MSHA)Kalamazoo County Pit
Current operatorCole Brothers Contractors Inc
Current controller (parent)Gary Moline
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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