| Deposit ID | 10079391 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028654 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Neely Reserve |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.30754, 46.10556 (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 | 032W | 21 | 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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.30754, 46.10556 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Menominee Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 120.
SECTION FILES, MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, REPUBLIC STEEL CORP., 1961, SECTION FILES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A RESERVE PROPERTY. EXPLORATORY DRILLING DONE IN 1907 BY A MR. NEELY (ASSUMED) LAST HELD UNDER LEASE BY INLAND STEEL CO. IN EARLY 1950'S. DRILLING DONE ON THIS PROPERTY IN 1907 IS LOCATED ON THE REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. HAGERMAN EXPLORATION REPORT OF 1961. (SEE REFERENCE F3.) |
| 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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