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Ludington Site

Past Producer in Mason county in Michigan, United States with commodity Silica
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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. 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 10310038
MRDS ID LW00038
Record type Site
Current site name Ludington Site

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.47998, 44.00722 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LOCATED AT SOUTHWEST END OF HAMILN LAKE SOUTH OF LUDINGTON, LAT/ LONG POINT IS BASED ON COMMON CORNER BETWEEN SECTIONS 29,32, 33

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hamlin Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Manistee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Manitowoc(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 19N 18W 29,32,33 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION 29 - E 1/2 OF NE, E1/2 OF SE, SECTION 32 - NE 1/4, SECTION 33 W 1/2 OF NW 1/4, SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COASTAL DUNE SAND

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) -86.47998, 44.00722
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Michigan basin

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Hamilin Township

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sargent Sand

Comments on development

  • PER CONVERSATION WITH DOUG DANIELS FROM GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MI 10-10-01 THIS LOCATION HAS OVER 400 ACRES OF SAND, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVELY MINED SINCE 1991 DUE TO THE COARSER SAND DEPOSIT. INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY USING SMALLER AND SMALLER GRAINED SAND, COARSER SANDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY ECONOMICALLY AS IMPORTANT.

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

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