| Deposit ID | 10079424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028959 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cannon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.61505, 46.07722 (WGS84) |
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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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 043N | 034W | 31 | NW OF SW | 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 |
| 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.61505, 46.07722 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Year of last production | 1962 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1910-1963 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 12226426mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
REED, R.C., 1975, ONE THOUSAND MILLION TONS, MICHIGAN IRON ORE SHIPMENTS THROUGH 1974, CIRCULAR 12, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN, 1975. P. 9.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 59-62, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS THE OLD BENGAL AND TULLY MINES WORKED TOGETHER AFTER 1950. TULLY MINE OPENED IN 1910 AND LAST SHIPPED IN 1926 (SEE SEPARATE REPORT THIS FILE). IT WAS REOPENED AND OPERATED ALONG WITH THE BENGAL MINE, WHICH OPENED IN 1913 AND WAS NOT CLOSED PRIOR TO THE CANNON OPERATION. PRODUCTION FIGURES INCLUDE ALL ORE SHIPPED SINCE TULLY OPENED IN 1910 UNTIL CANNON LAST SHIPPED IN 1963. |
| 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 | 09-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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