Van Buren County Pit

Producer in Van Buren county in Michigan, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10122468
MAS/MILS ID 0261590007
Record type Site
Current site name Van Buren County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -86.96669, 42.30831 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Van Buren(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Benton Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Racine(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Van Buren

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -86.96669, 42.30831

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 Bill Smith Sand And Gravel
    ID 2002383
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-23-79

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)

StatusActive since 04/15/2022
MSHA mine ID2002383
Mine name (MSHA)Amrize Dundee Quarry
Current operatorAMRIZE GREAT LAKES INC.
Current controller (parent)Amrize Ltd
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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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