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Genessee Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Michigan, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079381
MRDS ID W028640
Record type Site
Current site name Genessee Mine
Alternate or previous names Ethel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.35226, 46.08861 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
043N 032W 29 30 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • CENTERED ON SHAFT IN S 1/2 OF SE OF SECTION 30.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Goethite Ore
Chert Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Stilpnomelane Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Mica Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chert and siderite to hematite and goethite in oxidation zones.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) Paint River Group; Lower part
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structurally controlled on synclinal flank.

Comments on the geologic information

  • WELL-BEDDED, CHERT AND SIDERITE IRON FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Menominee Range

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Period 1902-1935
    Material ore Fe
    Ore mined 1217168mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fe Iron Iron 52wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IS CRUSHED, GRADE SHIPPED. SOFT, REDDISH-BROWN, HIGH PHOSPHORUS, NON-BESSEMER HEMATITE. GRADE GIVEN IS AVERAGE FROM ANALYSIS FIGURES FOR YEARS 1910, 1914, 1916, 1935.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REMAINING IRON FORMATION IS NOT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPENED 1902, SHIPPED THROUGH 1935, EXCEPT 1908; 1915, 1914, 1916-1927, AND 1931. ONCE KNOWN AS THE ETHEL, FORMERLY OPERATED BY CORRIGAN MCKINNEY STEEL CO. ACQUIRED BY REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. IN 1935. LEASE SURRENDERED ON FEBRUARY 29, 1936. UNDERGROUND.

Reporter information

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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