Mine detail: Calcite Plant

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Location: Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States, North America
Lat / long: 45.39, -83.77988
dep_id: 10310008
mrds_id: LW00008
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Limestone, High Calcium
Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Limestone
model: 237: Limestone
conc_proc: Chemical precipitation
Reporter: Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere)
Structure: Michigan basin, Relatively flat lying
Year first produced: 1912
discr: Francis Crawley family
References:
  • Deposit:: 100 LARGEST QUARRIES, ROCK PRODUCTS, 1968, P. 60.
  • Deposit:: CALCITE HISTORY, 2001, http:// www.mlo.net/calcite/history.html, MICHIGAN LIMESTONES OPERATIONS HISTORY. P. 1-8.
  • Deposit:: USX REACHES AGREEMENT ON SALE OF MICHIGAN LIMESTONE OPERATIONS, 1987, SKILLING MINING REVIEW, P. 6
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