Washington Island Pits

Producer in Door county in Wisconsin, 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253698
MAS/MILS ID 0550290027
Record type Site
Current site name Washington Island Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -86.93329, 45.3917 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Door(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington Island NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Escanaba(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Door-Kewaunee(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Door

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -86.93329, 45.3917

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Town Of Washington
    ID 4702701
    Home office Wisconsin
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-AUG-82 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 09/13/2000
MSHA mine ID4702701
Mine name (MSHA)WASHINGTON ISLAND PITS
Current operatorTown Of Washington
Current controller (parent)Town Of Washington-WI
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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