West Branch Clay Pit

Past Producer in Mason county in Michigan, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10243745
MAS/MILS ID 0261050004
Record type Site
Current site name West Branch Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.08326, 43.9417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tallman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ludington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Milwaukee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pere Marquette-White(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Manistee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Huron-Manistee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Mason

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 018 N 015 W 24 N2C Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.08326, 43.9417

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN,GEORGE,G,MICH GEOL SURVEY PUBL 36 1924 PP 321

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.