Deposit ID | 10122363 |
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MAS/MILS ID | 0261050006 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Dow-Ludington |
Alternate or previous names | Dow Chemical Co. Plant, Ludington Plant |
Point of reference | Plant |
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Geographic coordinates: | -86.43308, 43.9386 (WGS84) |
Elevation | 183 |
Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Michigan | Mason |
Commodity | Importance |
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Bromine | Secondary |
Magnesite | Primary |
Calcium | Secondary |
Plant (1) | -86.43308, 43.9386 |
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Depth to top | 650M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Area | 248HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Operation type | Brine Operation |
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Development status | Producer |
Commodity type | Both metallic and non-metallic |
Significant | Yes |
Mining method | Auger Mining - Brine Well |
Year of first production | 1942 |
Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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Ownership category | Private |
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Type | Owner-Operator |
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Owner | Dow Chemical Co. 2030 Dow Center, Midland, Mi 48674 |
Interest | 100 |
Home office | Michigan |
Year | 1994 |
Year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 269008 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 241377 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 267281 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 267304 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Total Product; 99% Mg(Oh)2 275814 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Total Product; 99% Mg(Oh)2 278164 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Total Product; 99% Mg(Oh)2 278240 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Total Product; 99% Mg(Oh)2 231747 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Total Product; 99% Mg(Oh)2 141334 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 And Mgcl2 Product 154986 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 152298 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 161590 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Mgo Content Of Mg(Oh)2 Product 88882 Mt Mgo Equiv./Year | ||||||||||||||
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Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall depth | 650M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0261050006 |
SMITH, G.J., C.L. JONES, W.C. CULBERTSON, G.E. ERICKSEN,
AND J.R. DYNI. EVAPORITES AND BRINES. CH. IN
UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, ED. BY D.A. BROBST AND
W.P. PRATT. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, 1973,
PP. 197-216.
COMSTOCK, H.B. MAGNESIUM AND MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS, A
MATERIALS SURVEY. BUMINES IC 8201, 1963, 128 PP.
COPP, A.N., AND R. WARDLE. MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS. CH. IN
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, ED. BY R.N. KIRK
AND J.A. OTHMER. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., V. 14,
3RD ED., 1981, PP. 615-646.
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE HANDBOOK.
COMPANY PUBLICATION, FORM 101-94-81, 1981, 17 PP.
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. DOW CHEMICAL IN LUDINGTON.
COMPANY PUBLICATION, 1980.
EGLESON, G.C., AND C.W. QUERIO. VARIATION IN THE
COMPOSITION OF BRINE FROM THE SYLVANIA FORMATION NEAR
MIDLAND, MICHIGAN. ENVIRON. SCI. AND TECHNOL.,
V. 3, NO. 4, 1969, PP. 369-371.
LILIENTHAL, R.T. STRATIGRAPHIC CROSS-SECTIONS OF THE
MICHIGAN BASIN. MICH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RI 19, 1978, 30 PP.
MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. NATURAL BRINES OF MICHIGAN.
1976, 6 PP.; AVAILABLE FROM MINING AND ECONOMIC UNIT,
MICH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, LANSING, MI.
MIKAMI, H.M. REFRACTORY MAGNESIA. PRES. AT CONF. FOR
RAW MATERIALS FOR REFRACTORIES, TUSCALOOSA, AL,
FEBRUARY 8-9, 1982, 40 PP.; AVAILABLE FROM
REFRACTORIES INSTITUTE, PITTSBURGH, PA.
SORENSEN, H.O., AND R.T. SEGALL. NATURAL BRINES OF THE
DETROIT RIVER GROUP, MICHIGAN BASIN. SEC. IN FOURTH
SYMPOSIUM OF SALT, ED. BY A.H. COOGAN. NORTHERN OHIO
GEOL. SOC., INC., CLEVELAND OH, 1973, PP. 91-99.
WALDEN, W.A. PRODUCTION OF SALT IN MICHIGAN. 1979, 10 PP.;
AVAILABLE FROM MINING AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY UNIT,
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | DEPOSIT EVALUATED BY EFOC PERSONNEL AT MAFO. DEPOSIT IS BRINE FIELD PUMPED BY NUMEROUS WELLS. THE UPDATE WAS DONE NOVEMBER 1987 PRODUCTION FIGURES BY COMMODITY SPECIALIST |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 07-OCT-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |