| Deposit ID | 10068369 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001396 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Humboldt Mine (Cci) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.90003, 46.49 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | HUMBOLDT TOWNSHIP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marquette(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Republic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gwinn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marquette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escanaba(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Marquette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 47N | 29W | 11 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Negaunee Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Negaunee Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -87.90003, 46.49 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Marquette syncline; regional trends: E-W. |
| Length | 1200M |
|---|---|
| Width | 400M |
| Depth to bottom | 120M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| Year of last production | 1972 |
| Production years | FIRST PRODUCTION IN 1954 WAS THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF JASPER CONCENTRATE OF ANY MICHIGAN MINE. THE MINE CLOSED 0N 15 MAR 1958. |
| District name | Marquette Iron District (Range) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ford Motor and Cleveland Cliffs |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland Cliffs |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1954-1972 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 9584238mt |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 1200M |
| Overall width | 400M |
VAN HISE AND BAYLEY, 1897, U. S. G. S. MONOGRAPH 28.
GRATON - SALES VOL. A. I. M. E., MARQUETTE DIST., IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933 - 1967.
1971 GEOL MAP W. F. CANNON: JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, MARQUETTE COUNTY, P. 203-204, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
UNDERGROUND MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ARCHEAN ROCKS OVERLAIN BY PALEOPROTEROZOIC MARQUETTE RANGE SUPERGROUP ROCKS. ARCHEAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS BLOCK FAULTED AND DIFFERENTIALLY RAISED, LOWERED; FORMING TROUGHS. MARQUETTE RANGE SUPERGROUP ROCKS AS SEMI-CONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS SLUMPED INTO THE TROUGHS. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME ENTIRE AREA REGIONALLY THERMAL METAMORPHOSED CREATING METAMORPHIC FACIES OR NODES. THE MARQUETTE DISTRICT AFFECTED BY THE REPUBLIC NODE, WHICH ZONES FROM CHLORITE TO SILLIMANITE, EXCLUSIVE OF KYANITE ONLY. HUMBOLDT MINE IS IN THE STAUROLITE ZONE. (JAMES, H. L., 1955, P. 1455 - 1488). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Cannon, Suzanne S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1995 | Sutphin, D.M. (Cannon, W.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 11-AUG-2002 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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