Frenches Pit

Producer in Emmet 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. 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 10291666
MAS/MILS ID 0260470020
Record type Site
Current site name Frenches Pit
Alternate or previous names Emmet County Road Commission Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -84.86242, 45.3361 (WGS84)
Elevation 240
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emmet(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Epsilon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petoskey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheboygan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cheboygan(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Emmet

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 034 N 005 W 13 C Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -84.86242, 45.3361

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 Emmet County Road Commission
    ID 2002454
    Home office Michigan
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORTS 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 05/27/1992
MSHA mine ID2002454
Mine name (MSHA)Emmet County Pits
Current operatorEmmet County Road Commission
Current controller (parent)Combs Emil
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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