Lawson Clay Pit

Producer in Clinton county in Michigan, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121247
MAS/MILS ID 0260370004
Record type Site
Current site name Lawson Clay Pit
Alternate or previous names Grand Ledge Clay Prod Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.77742, 42.76921 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eaton(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lansing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Grand(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 Clinton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.77742, 42.76921

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Grand Ledge Clay Products Co
    ID 2000232
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MICH MIN PROD 1975 - DEPT OF NAT RES - GEOL SURV DIV

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/22/1986
MSHA mine ID2000232
Mine name (MSHA)Lawson Pit
Current operatorSheren Brothers Excavating
Current controller (parent)Sheren Gerald & Richard
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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