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Michigan Gypsum Pit and Mill

Producer in Iosco county in Michigan, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  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 10291105
MAS/MILS ID 0260690002
Record type Site
Current site name Michigan Gypsum Pit and Mill
Alternate or previous names Turner Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.77488, 44.1792 (WGS84)
Elevation 201
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iosco(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whittemore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tawas City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tawas City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Au Gres-Rifle(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Iosco

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 021 N 005 E 25 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.77488, 44.1792
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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 Operator
    Owner Sargent Contracting Co.
    ID 2000379
    Year 1978
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Michigan Gypsum Co (Former Owner)
    ID 2000379

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    iMSHA UPDATE 1978

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 06/01/2015
MSHA mine ID2000379
Mine name (MSHA)Michigan Gypsum Pit & Mill
Current operatorMichigan Gypsum Company
Current controller (parent)Thomas D Webber
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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