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St. Clair Salt Mine

Producer in St. Clair county in Michigan, United States with commodity Halite
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310009
MRDS ID LW00009
Record type Site
Current site name St. Clair Salt Mine
Alternate or previous names Diamond Crystal

Comments on the site names

  • HISTORICALLY DIAMOND CRYSTAL

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.48984, 42.78444 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position LOCATED WITHIN ST. CLAIR CITY LIMITS: EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, LAT/LONG IS CALCULATED FROM CENTER OF SW 1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Clair(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

St. Clair(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Saint Clair North(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 St. Clair

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan T40N 017E 7 SW 1/4 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 251
USGS model code 35a.3 (35ac)
Deposit model name Bedded salt: marine evaporite salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.48984, 42.78444
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Michigan basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Relatively flat lying

Ore body information

  • General form SALINA GROUP
    Thickness 35M
    Depth to top 498M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1863
Year of first production 1883

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cargill Salt

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING; EVAPORATED SALT

Comments on development

  • Currently producing
  • JULY 19, 1863 15 CITIZENS ORGANIZED "ST. CLAIR CITY SALT CO.",ORIGINALLY MARINE CITY ALSO OWNED BY THE DIAMOND SALT COMPANY, CARGILL TOOK OVER OPERATION FROM AZCO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAM WALDEN NOTES; SPOKE WITH CARGILL REPRESENTIVE DAN TAYLOR (1-800-326-2763)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SALT BEDS ARE PRESENT INTERBEDDED WITH DOLOMITE AND SHALE. 1000 FEET OF OVERBURDEN CONSISTING OF 100 FEET OF GLACIAL DRIFT AND 600 FEET OF LIMESTONE AND SANDSTONE CONTAINING MANY WATERCOURSES. BED "A" AT 1060 DEPTH WAS FLECKED WITH RED-COLORED SPOTS AND HIGH SHALE CONTENT. BED "B" HIGH QUALITY (PURE) IS LOCATED 100 FEET BELOW BED "A".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-AUG-01 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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