Schworm Kalaska County Pit

Producer in Kalkaska 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. 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 10267659
MAS/MILS ID 0260790002
Record type Site
Current site name Schworm Kalaska County Pit
Alternate or previous names Fry Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -85.17493, 44.8422 (WGS84)
Elevation 334
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kalkaska(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Leetsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Traverse City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Traverse City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boardman-Charlevoix(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Kalkaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 028 N 007 W 08 NE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -85.17493, 44.8422

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 Owner
    Owner Ivan Schworm, Inc.
    ID 2002448
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT, JULY 1972.

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 05/18/1984
MSHA mine ID2002448
Mine name (MSHA)Kalkaska County Pit
Current operatorSchworm Inc
Current controller (parent)Leon E Schworm
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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