Cass County Pit

Producer in Cass 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146119
MAS/MILS ID 0260270018
Record type Site
Current site name Cass County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -86.10827, 41.98611 (WGS84)
Elevation 220

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cass(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dowagiac(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chicago(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joseph(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 Cass

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -86.10827, 41.98611

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Three S Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 2002478
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMPORTANT POR IS CITY OF DOWAGIAC, MICH.

  • 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)

StatusAbandoned since 10/20/1982
MSHA mine ID2002478
Mine name (MSHA)Berrien County Pit
Current operatorSirovica & Hessey
Current controller (parent)Sirovica Doreen
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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