Martin-Marietta Chemicals (Manistee)

Producer in Manistee county in Michigan, United States with commodity Magnesite
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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310022
MRDS ID LW00022
Record type Site
Current site name Martin-Marietta Chemicals (Manistee)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.28997, 44.23 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position RIGHT ON THE MANISTEE RIVER ABOUT 1 MILE NW OF STRONACH, LAT/LONG IS CALCULATED FROM THE CENTER OF SECTION 18

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Manistee(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manistee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Manistee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Manitowoc(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Manistee(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Manistee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 21N 16W 18 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Original reporte entered magnesium compounds as non-ore mineral.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.28997, 44.23

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 DETROIT RIVER GROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Manistee

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Martin-Marietta Chemicals

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1978, MICHIGAN MINERAL PRODUCERS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION.

  • Deposit

    MARTIN-MARIETTA WEB SITE - WWW.MAGSPECIALITIES.COM/FACILITIES.HTM

  • Deposit

    MANISTEE CO, MANISTEE SALT WORKS., 1950, RECORDS FROM HARRY J. HARDENBERG (VISITED SITE) RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING MI.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO SALT WELLS - APPROXIMATELY 2050 FEET DEEP INTO THE DETROIT RIVER FORMATION. ONE SALT BED IS 4-5 FEET THICK LOCATED AT 1975 FEET DEEP, THE SECOND IS 25 FEET THICK AND IS LOCATED AT 2035 FEET DEEP.
Deposit Original reporte entered magnesium compounds as non-ore mineral.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-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.