| Deposit ID | 10310024 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dow Chemical Company - Midland Michigan Operations |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.19768, 43.59056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | JUST SOUTH OF TOWN OF MIDLAND, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF SECTION 22 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Midland(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Midland South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Midland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Midland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tittabawassee(hydrologic unit)
Saginaw(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Midland |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 014N | 02E | 19,20,21,22,28,27,26,25 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Gangue |
| (1) | -84.19768, 43.59056 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Michigan basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Relatively flat lying |
| Name | DETROIT RIVER FORMATION |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1892 |
| District name | Midland |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dow Chemical Company |
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ANNUAL REPORT, 1950.
FIFTY YEARS OF THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ITS PROGRESS AND ITS PEOPLE, 1947, THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY.
DOW CHEMICAL WEB PAGE, HTTP://www.dow.com/facilities/namerica/michigan/index.htm
PERSONAL CORRESPONDANCE WITH RAY VUGRINOVICH WITH THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DVISION, LANSING, MI.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CURRENTLY MIDLAND LOCATION IS HOME OF DOW CHEMCIAL GLOBAL HEADQUATERS. CURRENTLY THE WELLS ARE ALL PLUGGED IN THE MDLAND AREA - BUT DOW IS STILL MINING IN THE LUDINGTON LOCATION. (SEE DOW CHEMCIAL-LUDINGTON). THE MDLAND SITE SITS ON 1900 ACRES WITH THE TITTABAWASSEE RIVER RUNNING THROUGH IT, THERE ARE 550 BUILDINGS, 40 PRODUCTION PLANTS, AND 40 MILES OF ROADS. |
| Deposit | IN THE 1950'S DOW HAD APPROXIMATELY 130 WELLS LOCATED IN A FIELD FROM MDLAND TO MOUNT PLEASANT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-SEP-01 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.