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North Bridgman Pit

Past Producer in Berrien 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 10310029
MRDS ID LW00029
Record type Site
Current site name North Bridgman Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.56692, 41.9539 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 2 MILES NORTH OF BRIDGMAN, LAT/LONG POINT IS BASED ON CENTER OF NW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Berrien(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bridgman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chicago(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Calumet-Galien(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Berrien

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 06S 19W 18 NW 1/4 Michigan

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) -86.56692, 41.9539
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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 Past Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Lake Township

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Technisand a division of Fairmount Minerals

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE BENCH

Comments on development

  • PER CONVERSATION WITH DOUG DANIELS FROM MICHIGAN'S GEOLOGIC SURVEY DEPARTMENT - THIS AREA HAS BEEN MINED TO EXTENT OF PERMITTED AREA. RESOURCE SAND IS AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION.

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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