Nadeau Site

Past Producer in Van Buren 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310043
MRDS ID LW00043
Record type Site
Current site name Nadeau Site

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.34997, 42.25001 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER POINT OF SECTION 36.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Van Buren(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Covert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Benton Harbor(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 Van Buren

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 02S 18W 36 SE OF NE Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • E 1/2 OF SW 1/4, W 1/2 OF NE 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) -86.34997, 42.25001

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 Past Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Covert Township

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Technisand, Inc.

Comments on development

  • PER CONVERSATION WITH DOUG DANIELS WITH THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MI 10-10-01- THIS LOCATION IN NOT CURRENTLY MINING, BUT THAT 8-12 MILLION TONS OF RESERVES REMAIN.

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 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.