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Great Lake Minerals

Producer in Tuscola county in Michigan, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310028
MRDS ID LW00028
Record type Site
Current site name Great Lake Minerals

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.52155, 43.36667 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LOCATED WITHIN A 5 MILE RADIUS OF VASSAR, LAT/ LONG LOCATION IS CALCULATED FROM COMMON CORNER OF SECTION 9,10,15,16.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuscola(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vassar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Flint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Flint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cass(hydrologic unit)

Saginaw(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Tuscola

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 11N 08E 2,8,9,10,13,16,17,20,21 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • 2 - NE 1/4 & W 1/2 OF SE 1/4, 8 - W 1/2 OF SE 1/4, 9 - W 1/2 OF SW 1/4, 10 - NW OF NW & S1/2 OF SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4, 13 - N1/2 OF SE 1/4, 16 - W 1/2 OF NE 1/4 & WHOLE SW 1/4, 20 - N 1/2 OF NE 1/4, 21- N 1/2 OF NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 127
USGS model code 39i
Deposit model name Silica sand

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.52155, 43.36667
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Michigan basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Relatively flat lying

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Vassar

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Great Lakes Minerals, Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE BENCH

Comments on development

  • SOME CONFUSION ON WHAT IS OWNED BY GREAT LAKES MINERALS, CO OR BY SARGENT SAND COMPANY. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MERGER, OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP RECENTLY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MICHIGANS INDUSTRIAL SAND RESOURCES, 1975, CIRCULAR 11, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVSION, LANSING, MI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-SEP-01 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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