Silica Mines in Michigan

32Total Sites
19Active

Silica Mining in Michigan

Michigan has 32 silica-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 19 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

CountySites
Berrien County6
Ottawa County5
Van Buren County5
Muskegon County4
Wexford County2
Allegan County1
Alpena County1
Benzie County1
Chippewa County1
Mackinac County1
Mason County1
Monroe County1
Oakland County1
Tuscola County1
Wayne County1

Silica Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Bridgman Pit & Mill/martin-MariettaBerrienSurfaceProducer
Busse SiteVan BurenSurfaceProducer
Ferrysburg SiteOttawaSurfaceProducer
Great Lake MineralsTuscolaSurfaceProducer
Gulliver-Peters SiteBerrienSurfaceProducer
Laketown SiteAlleganSurfaceProducer
Lincoln Avenue SiteMuskegonSurfaceProducer
Montero Sand PitChippewaSurfaceProducer
Nadeau PitBerrienSurfaceProducer
Nugent PitMuskegonSurfaceProducer
Plant No 31 PitOaklandSurfaceProducer
Plateau SiteMackinacSurfaceProducer
Rockwood PlantWayneSurfaceProducer
Rosy MoundOttawaSurfaceProducer
Rycenga SiteOttawaSurfaceProducer
Sherman Boulevard SiteMuskegonSurfaceProducer
Walter Rohn PropertyBenzieSurfaceProducer
Wexford Sand Co.WexfordSurfaceProducer
Yuma Pit and MillWexfordSurfaceProducer
Austin SiteVan BurenSurfacePast Producer
Garage SiteBerrienSurfacePast Producer
Garlanger SiteVan BurenSurfacePast Producer
Holiday Hills SiteOttawaSurfacePast Producer
Ludington SiteMasonSurfacePast Producer
McCormick PitMuskegonSurfacePast Producer
Nadeau SiteVan BurenSurfacePast Producer
North Bridgman PitBerrienSurfacePast Producer
North Sag SiteOttawaSurfacePast Producer
Roleau Sand PitsAlpenaSurfacePast Producer
Rose PitVan BurenSurfacePast Producer
Schesberger Sandstone ExposureMonroeSurfacePast Producer
South Bridgman SiteBerrienSurfacePast Producer

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