| Deposit ID | 10079376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028633 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lincoln Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Fairbanks |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.32115, 46.10806 (WGS84) |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 043N | 032W | 21 | SW OF SW | Michigan |
| NW OF SW | 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) | -88.32115, 46.10806 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| Year of last production | 1909 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1891-1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 245493mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 157.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1911, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 119-120.
HANNA, T.A., 1902, STATE OF MICHIGAN MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN. P. 81.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 238-239, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1891, SHIPPED EVERY YEAR UNTIL 1909 EXCEPT 1894-1898 AND 1908. FORMERLY OPERATED BY CORRIGAN MCKINNEY AND CO. ORIGINALLY CALLED FAIRBANKS. LEASE EXPIRED NOVEMBER 6, 1917. 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 | |
| Updater | 10-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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