Winkleman Pit

Producer in Montmorency 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267708
MAS/MILS ID 0261190006
Record type Site
Current site name Winkleman Pit
Alternate or previous names Al Winkleman Excavating Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.2818, 44.8917 (WGS84)
Elevation 390

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montmorency(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grayling(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Traverse City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thunder Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Montmorency

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.2818, 44.8917

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

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 07/13/2021
MSHA mine ID2003038
Mine name (MSHA)Winkelman
Current operatorWinkelman Excavating
Current controller (parent)Chris Winkelman
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1268 m, 0.89 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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