Busse Site

Producer in Van Buren county in Michigan, United States with commodity Silica
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. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310033
MRDS ID LW00033
Record type Site
Current site name Busse Site

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.30858, 42.3064 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH HAVEN, LAT/LONG POINT IS BASED ON CENTER OF QUARTER QUARTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Van Buren(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Covert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Benton Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Racine(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black-Macatawa(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Van Buren

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 02S 17W 8 NW OF SE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 127
USGS model code 39i
Deposit model name Silica sand

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.30858, 42.3064

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Covert Township

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Technisand, Inc.

Comments on the workings information

  • DREDGE

Comments on development

  • PER CONVERSATION WITH DOUG DANIELS WITH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MI ON 10-10-01 - THIS LOCATION IS CURRENTLY MINED COMPLETELY WITHIN PERMITTED AREA. THERE ARE ECONOMIC DEPOSITS LEFT - IT IS EXPECTED THAT TECHNISAND WILL APPLY FOR EXTENDED PERMITS IN THIS AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MICHIGANS INDUSTRIAL SAND RESOURCES, 1975, CIRCULAR 11, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVSION, LANSING, MI.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COASTAL DUNE SAND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-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.