| Deposit ID | 10079312 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Taylor Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.44172, 46.66444 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baraga(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alberta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
L'Anse(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dead-Kelsey(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Baraga |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 049N | 033W | 9 | NE OF NW | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Graphite Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||
| Rock unit name | Michigamme Formation | ||
| Rock description | Michigamme Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.44172, 46.66444 |
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| Strike | 45 S |
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1883 |
| District name | Marquette Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taylor Iron Co |
| Year | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1880-1883 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 33498mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
SECTION FILES, MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FORD MOTOR CO., (NO DATE), TAYLOR MINE EXPLORATION, SECTION FILES OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN.
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938 , LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES ( 1ST ED. ): CLEVELAND, OHIO, P. 120 .
JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, BARAGA COUNTY, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1880 AND WORKED BY TAYLOR IRON CO. SHIPPED 1880 - 1883 . |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.) | Michigan Geological Survey Division | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1997 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 06-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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