Bill Smith Kalamazoo County Pit

Producer in Kalamazoo 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 10268207
MAS/MILS ID 0260770011
Record type Site
Current site name Bill Smith Kalamazoo County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -85.73525, 42.22221 (WGS84)
Elevation 282

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kalamazoo(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schoolcraft NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kalamazoo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kalamazoo(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Kalamazoo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 003 S 012 W 05 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -85.73525, 42.22221

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-Operator
    Owner Bill Smith Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 2002421
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT, KALAMAZOO CO., JUNE 28, 1979.

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)

StatusActive since 09/03/2020
MSHA mine ID2002421
Mine name (MSHA)Amrize Kalamazoo West Plant
Current operatorAMRIZE GREAT LAKES INC.
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
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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