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Molesworth Lapeer Co. Pit

Producer in Lapeer county in Michigan, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146203
MAS/MILS ID 0260870023
Record type Site
Current site name Molesworth Lapeer Co. Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -83.04156, 42.95 (WGS84)
Elevation 250

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lapeer(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Almont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pontiac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Detroit(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Clair(hydrologic unit)

St. Clair-Detroit(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. Clair-Detroit(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Lapeer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 006 N 012 E 15 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -83.04156, 42.95
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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 Operator
    Owner Molesworth Contracting Co.
    ID 2001161
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILL IS A PORTABLE UNIT AND LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT, OCT. 1975; MSHA UPDATE 1979.

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 12/06/1985
MSHA mine ID2001161
Mine name (MSHA)Pioneer Plant #1
Current operatorMolesworth Contracting Company
Current controller (parent)Molesworth Ted A
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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