Rogers Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Michigan, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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 10079410
MRDS ID W028939
Record type Site
Current site name Rogers Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.58366, 46.09778 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gaastra(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
Michigan 043N 034W 29 NE OF NE Michigan
SE OF NE Michigan
SW OF NE Michigan
NW OF NE Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • CENTERED ON SHAFT IN SW OF NE OF SECTION 29

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
    Rock unit name Riverton Iron-Formation
    Rock description Riverton Iron-Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.58366, 46.09778

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratigraphically controlled.

Comments on the geologic information

  • WELL BEDDED CHERT AND SIDERITE IRON FORMATION (RIVERTON)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1912
Year of last production 1937

Mining district

District name Menominee Range

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1914-1942
    Material ore Fe
    Ore mined 2953893mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fe Iron Iron 49wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IS HARD, RED, HIGH PHOSPHORUS AND MANGANIFEROUS, NON-BESSEMER HEMATITE. CRUSHED AND CONSTITUENT OF GRADE SHIPPED. GRADE GIVEN IS AVERAGE OF PRODUCTION ANALYSIS FOR 1917, 1920, 1923, 1926, 1929.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REMAINING IRON FORMATION IS NOT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDERGROUND SLICING WITH 2 SHAFTS SERVING 2 MAIN HAULAGE LEVELS

Comments on development

  • MUNRO IRON MINING CO., M.A. HANNA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPENED 1912, SHIPPED 1914 THROUGH 1945 EXCEPT 1921, 1934, 1938-1939, AND 1943-1944. SHIPMENTS FROM STOCKPILE DURING 1937-1945 ARE INCLUDED. FORMERLY OPERATED BY MUNRO IRON MINING CO., LATER BY HANNA IRON ORE CO. (M.A. HANNA CO., AGENT). WORKED BY CAVING METHOD, UNDERGROUND.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references