Poehlman Marl Pit

Producer in Cass county in Michigan, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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. 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 10146639
MAS/MILS ID 0260270005
Record type Site
Current site name Poehlman Marl Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.11667, 41.86251 (WGS84)
Elevation 241

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cass(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Edwardsburg(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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 007 S 016 W 13 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.11667, 41.86251

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 Poehlman And Sons
    ID 2000050
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FORM MSHA 1978

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 09/19/1985
MSHA mine ID2000050
Mine name (MSHA)Poehlman Marl Pit
Current operatorPoehlman & Sons
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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