| Deposit ID | 10079367 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028622 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monogahela Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.3681, 46.0825 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crystal Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brule(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 043N | 033W | 36 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Stilpnomelane | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.3681, 46.0825 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Menominee Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1901-1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 1374648mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST, 2ND EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 159, 119 RESPECTIVELY.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1920, 1923, 1927, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (4TH, 5TH, 6TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 237, 287, 309 RESPECTIVELY.
HANNA, T.A., 1902, STATE OF MICHIGAN MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN. P. 81.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1901, SHIPPED 1901 AND 1903. REOPENED IN 1915, SHIPPED 1916, 1918-1927, 1931, 1933-1934. FORMERLY OPERATED BY HANNA FURNACE CO. (HOLLISTER MINING CO.), LATER BY HANNA IRON ORE CO. SHIPMENT FROM TRESPASS BY COLUMBIA MINE IN 1943. ACQUIRED BY REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. IN 1951. UNDERGROUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-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 |
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