| Deposit ID | 10079407 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028934 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | James Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Osana |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.64311, 46.11444 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron River(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 | 035W | 23 | NE OF NE | Michigan |
| NW OF NE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| 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 | ||
| Rock unit name | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.64311, 46.11444 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1907-1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 8459563mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 117.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1911, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1930, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (1ST-7TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 124-125, 209, 265, 239, 288-289, 304-305, 274-275.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 216-220, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1906. SHIPPED 1907 THROUGH 1954, EXCEPT FOR 1932. OPERATED BY MINERAL MINING CO., PRIOR TO ACQUISITION BY JAMES MINING CO., JAN. 1, 1925. ONCE KNOWN AS OSANA MINE. WORKED BY STOPING AND SUB-LEVEL CAVING, UNDERGROUND. SHIPMENTS BY MINERAL MINING CO. DURING ITS OPERATION OF JAMES, AS SHOWN HEREIN, INCLUDE TONNAGES WHICH EVIDENTLY CAME FROM ITS ADJOINING WAUSECA PROPERTYOPENED 1906. SHIPPED 1907 THROUGH 1954, EXCEPT FOR 1932. OPERATED BY MINERAL MINING CO., PRIOR TO ACQUISITION BY JAMES MINING CO., JAN. 1, 1925. ONCE KNOWN AS OSANA MINE. WORKED BY STOPING AND SUB-LEVEL CAVING, UNDERGROUND. SHIPMENTS BY MINERAL MINING CO. DURING ITS OPERATION OF JAMES, AS SHOWN HEREIN, INCLUDE TONNAGES WHICH EVIDENTLY CAME FROM ITS ADJOINING WAUSECA PROPERTY IN 1911, 1913, 1915-1916, 1918-1920, AND 1922. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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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