Laketown Site

Producer in Allegan county in Michigan, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  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 10310037
MRDS ID LW00037
Record type Site
Current site name Laketown Site

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.17997, 42.70501 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position JUST EAST OF SAGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF S1/2 OF NE 1/4 SECTION 27

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Allegan(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saugatuck(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Racine(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black-Macatawa(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Allegan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 04N 16W 27 S 1/2 OF NE 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) -86.17997, 42.70501

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Michigan basin

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 Laketown Township

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bonzelaar, Jack J.b. Excavating, Inc.

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 19-SEP-01 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Beyond USGS

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