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Plateau Site

Producer in Mackinac 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310032
MRDS ID LW00032
Record type Site
Current site name Plateau Site
Alternate or previous names Point North

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.09187, 46.04278 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 2 MILES WEST OF BREVORT, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON COMMON CORNER OF SECTION 7,8, 17, 18.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mackinac(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brevort(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Manistique Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sault Sainte Marie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Mackinac

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 42N 06W 7, 8, 17,18,20 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • 7 - S 1/2, 8- SW 1/4, 17- ALL, 18 - ALL, 20 IS A PARTIAL SECTIONS ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN - INCLUDES ALL OF SECTION

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) -85.09187, 46.04278
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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 Brevort

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sand Products Corporation

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE BENCH/SLURRY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COASTAL DUNE SAND

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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