Dow Chemical - Ludington

Producer in Mason county in Michigan, United States with commodity Halite
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310023
MRDS ID LW00023
Record type Site
Current site name Dow Chemical - Ludington

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.42859, 43.92778 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position JUST SOUTH OF PERE MARQUETTE LAKE - ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF LUDINGTON, LAT/LONG IS BASED ON CENTER OF SECTION 26. WELL IS LOCATED ON IN SE 1/4 INSPECTION OF TOPO MAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ludington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Milwaukee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pere Marquette-White(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Mason

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 18N 18W 26 ALL Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, 1600 SOUTH MADISON STREET, LUDINGTON, MI 49431

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Original reporter entered CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE, BROMINE as non-ore minerals.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.42859, 43.92778

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original reporter entered CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE, BROMINE as non-ore minerals.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Ludington

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dow Chemical Company

Comments on the workings information

  • NATURAL BRINE

Comments on development

  • ORIGINALLY OWNED BY ANCHOR SALT COMPANY- MORTON SALT COMPANY. WAS PURCHASED BY DOW IN 1948

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-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.