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West Hical Quarry

Producer in Schoolcraft county in Michigan, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310017
MRDS ID LW00017
Record type Site
Current site name West Hical Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.89996, 46.06 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LAT/LONG IS RECORDED FROM CENTER OF SECTION 2.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Schoolcraft(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blaney Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Manistique Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sault Sainte Marie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Schoolcraft

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 042N 13W 1,2,3 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General 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) Burnt Bluff Formation
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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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Gulliver

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Oglebay Norton Company - Michigan Limestone Operations, Inc.

Comments on development

  • INLAND STEEL ACQUIRED LAND IN 1920'S - OPERATED FROM 1930-1989. PFIZER PURCHASED IN 1990. PFIZER SPUN MTI OFF IN 1992. MTI SOLD PORT INLAND TO OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY IN 1998 - COMBINED WITH GLOBAL STONE. WAS COMBINED WITH MICHIGAN LIMESTONE OPERATIONS IN APRIL, 2000.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    100 LARGEST QUARRIES, ROCK PRODUCTS, 1968, P. 70-71.

  • Deposit

    PORT INLAND HISTORY, 2001, http://www.mlo.net/index.html, P. 1-2.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH JIM WEBER - QUARRY MANAGER, 2001.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERBURDEN RECORDED TO VARY 2-25 FEET

Reporter information

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

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