Mine detail: West Hical Quarry

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Location: Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.06, -85.89996
dep_id: 10310017
mrds_id: LW00017
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
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: 1930
References:
  • Deposit:: 100 LARGEST QUARRIES, ROCK PRODUCTS, 1968, P. 70-71.
  • Deposit:: PORT INLAND HISTORY, 2001, http://www.mlo.net/index.html, P. 1-2.
  • Deposit:: PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH JIM WEBER - QUARRY MANAGER, 2001.
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