| Deposit ID | 10310015 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alpena Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.39987, 45.08 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | JUST EAST OF CITY OF ALPENA, LAT/LONG IS CENTER OF SECTION 13 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alpena(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alpena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alpena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Alpena(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lone Lake-Ocqueoc(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Alpena |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 031N | 08E | 13 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cement Rock | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Model code | 237 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32g |
| Deposit model name | Limestone |
| (1) | -83.39987, 45.08 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Michigan basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Relatively flat lying |
| Name | PARTS OF ALPENA FORMATION, NEWTON CREEK FORMATION AND PORTION OF GENSHAW FORMATION - ALL PART OF TRA |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Alpena |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lafarge Corporation - Purchased In 1986 |
| First year | 1986 |
| Year | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LAFARGE CORPORATION
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-AUG-01 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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