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Harbison-Walker

Plant in Mason county in Michigan, United States with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10243777
MAS/MILS ID 0261050007
Record type Site
Current site name Harbison-Walker
Alternate or previous names Harbison-Walker Plant, Dresser Industries Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -86.42078, 43.9403 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ludington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Milwaukee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pere Marquette-White(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Mason

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) Coldwater Shale
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 7HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 7
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1957
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Calcination/Dead Burn

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Harbison-Walker Refractories, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS ESTIMATED TO BE 7 HECTARES.

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description 97% Mgo Product 81403 Mt Of Mgo Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major MgO Magnesite Magnesium 81403mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description 97% Mgo Product 81647 Mt Of Mgo Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major MgO Magnesite Magnesium 81647mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Description 97% Mgo Product 81647 Mt Of Mgo Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Magnesite Magnesium 81647mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Description 97% Mgo Product 56037 Mt Of Mgo Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major MgO Magnesite Magnesium 56037mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description 97% Mgo Product 48121 Mt Of Mgo Product
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major MgO Magnesite Magnesium 48121mt 97wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SINCE NO DEPOSIT IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OPERATION, EXPLORATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CAPITAL COSTS FOR THE PLANT HAVE BEEN DEPRECIATED OR WRITTEN OFF. WORKING CAPITAL EQUALS 90 DAYS OF OPERATING COST. MILL OPERATING COST INCREASED BY 30% AFTER 15 YEARS TO ACCOMMODATE HIGHER MAINTENANCE COSTS. TRANSPORTATION COST FROM DOW PLANT TO HARBISON-WALKER PLANT INCLUDED IN PLANT OPERATING COST.
  • SLURRY FROM THE DOW PLANT (026-105-0006) IS TRANSPORTED BY PIPELINE 1.6 KM TO THE HARBISON-WALKER OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMSTOCK, H.B. MAGNESIUM AND MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS, A

  • Deposit

    MATERIALS SURVEY. BUMINES IC 8201, 1963, 128 PP.

  • Deposit

    COPP, A.N., AND R. WARDLE. MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS. CH. IN

  • Deposit

    ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, ED. BY R.N.

  • Deposit

    KIRK AND J.A. OTHMER. JOHN WILEY AND SONS, INC.,

  • Deposit

    V. 14, 3RD ED., 1981, PP. 615-646.

  • Deposit

    DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE HANDBOOK.

  • Deposit

    COMPANY PUBLICATION, FORM 101-94-81, 1981, 17 PP.

  • Deposit

    DUNCAN, L.R., AND W.H. MCCRACKEN. THE IMPACT OF ENERGY ON

  • Deposit

    REFRACTORY RAW MATERIALS. IND. MIN. (LONDON), NO. 160,

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 1981, PP. 19-22.

  • Deposit

    HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES. REFRACTORY. V. 4, NO. 2,

  • Deposit

    1982, 23 PP.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS (LONDON). MAGNESIA PRODUCERS - A REVIEW

  • Deposit

    OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. NO. 191, AUGUST 1983,

  • Deposit

    PP. 69-88.

  • Deposit

    MIKAMI, H.M. REFRACTORY MAGNESIA. PRES. AT CONF. ON

  • Deposit

    RAW MATERIALS FOR REFRACTORIES, TUSCALOOSA, AL,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 8-9, 1982, 40 PP.; AVAILABLE FROM

  • Deposit

    REFRACTORIES INSTITUTE, PITTSBURGH, PA.

  • Deposit

    SCHWARZKOPF, F. LIME BURNING TECHNOLOGY - A MANUAL FOR

  • Deposit

    LIME PLANT OPERATORS. KENNEDY VAN SAUN CORPORATION,

  • Deposit

    DANVILLE, PA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT EVALUATED BY EFOC PERSONNEL AT MAFO. THERE ARE NO RESERVES DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PLANT. PLANT COULD OPERATE AS LONG AS DOW CAN SUPPLY SLURRY. DOW PRESENTLY ESTIMATES A MINIMUM LIFE OF 25 YEARS, SO MINE LIFE ASSUMED FOR THIS OPERATION IS 25 YEARS. ACTUAL MINE LIFE IS POSSIBLY MUCH LONGER, AS BRINE RESOURCES ARE REPORTED AS INDEFINITE. UPDATE WAS DONE MARCH 1988 PRODUCTION FIGURES WERE GIVEN BY COMMODITY SPECIALIST IN WASHINGTON DC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAR-1988 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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