| Deposit ID | 10079393 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028656 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lawrence Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wilkinson |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.36921, 46.07833 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.36921, 46.07833 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1920-1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 7074mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 45-56, 88-110.
SECTION FILES, MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, VERONA MINING CO., 1946-1947, SECTION FILES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN.
APPRAISAL OF IRON MINES AND COPPER MINES, 1955, LAWRENCE-CARPENTER, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. P. 505.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO KNOWN AS WILKINSON. A TRESPASS SHIPMENT WAS MADE IN 1920. VERONA MINING CO. EXPLORED THIS PROPERTY IN 1946-1947. (SEE SECTION FILE REFERENCE). ONLY OTHER SHIPMENT WAS FROM STOCKPILE IN 1956 BY PICKANDS MATHER AND CO. AND WAS POOR-GRADE DEVELOPMENT ORE. CLOSED ON MAY 20, 1954 DUE TO LACK OF DEMAND FOR HIGH PHOSPHORUS ORE. |
| 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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