Alpena Quarry

Producer in Alpena county in Michigan, United States with commodity Cement Rock
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. 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. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310015
MRDS ID LW00015
Record type Site
Current site name Alpena Quarry

Geographic coordinates

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

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Alpena

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 031N 08E 13 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • ALL SECTION 13 AND NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 24

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cement Rock Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.39987, 45.08

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name PARTS OF ALPENA FORMATION, NEWTON CREEK FORMATION AND PORTION OF GENSHAW FORMATION - ALL PART OF TRA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Alpena

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lafarge Corporation - Purchased In 1986
    First year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 2003
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major cement Cement Rock Cement 2270000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LAFARGE CORPORATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-AUG-01 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.