Mead Pit

Past Producer in Baraga 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 10268130
MAS/MILS ID 0260130034
Record type Site
Current site name Mead Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -88.20834, 46.5417 (WGS84)
Elevation 518

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baraga(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Three Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

L'Anse(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Michigamme(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Baraga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -88.20834, 46.5417

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Covington Construction Co.
    ID 2001782
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTING 7-26-78

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 9-18-74

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 05/31/1978
MSHA mine ID2001782
Mine name (MSHA)Mead Pit
Current operatorCovington Construction Co
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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