| Deposit ID | 10079773 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030500 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunday Lake Group Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.9201, 46.48333 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ottawa National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Gogebic |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047N | 045W | 10 09 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Martite | 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 | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -89.9201, 46.48333 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Gogebic Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1885-1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 21598256mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 59.
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. 91-92, 179-180, 233-234, 210, 260, 279-280, 252 RESPECTIVELY.
JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, GOGEBIC COUNTY, P. 232-237, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORIGINAL SUNDAY LAKE OPENED IN 1885 BY SUNDAY LAKE MINING CO. AND OPERATED BY SAME FROM 1885-1900; ACQUIRED BY SUNDAY LAKE IRON CO. (PICKANDS MATHER AND CO., AGENT), IN 1900 TOGETHER WITH IRON CHIEF AND NW OF SECTION 10 AND OPERATED BY SAME FROM 1900 TO 1961. THE IRON CHIEF, ONCE KNOWN AS THE ASHERMAN WAS OPENED IN 1886 AND SHIPPED ONLY IN 1886 AND 1887. THE BROTHERTON MINE WAS OPENED IN 1886 BY BROTHERTON IRON MINING CO. (PICKANDS MATHER AND CO., AGENT), AND OPERATED BY SAME THROUGH 1923 WHEN MINE WAS EXHAUSTED AND COMPANY DISSOLVED IN 1926. THE BROTHERTON PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY SUNDAY LAKE IRON CO., MAINLY FOR USE OF ITS SHAFT. THE PIKE MINE, ONCE KNOWN AS THE ALPHA, WAS OPENED IN 1899 AND SHIPPED EVERY YEAR THROUGH 1910, EXCEPT 1904. PIKE MINING CO. OPERATED MINE UNTIL LEASE WAS SURRENDERED IN 1914. THE PIKE TRACT HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1927 BY SUNDAY LAKE IRON CO. THE METEOR MINE (COMET) WAS OPENED IN 1890 AND SHIPORIGINAL SUNDAY LAKE OPENED IN 1885 BY SUNDAY LAKE MINING CO. AND OPERATED BY SAME FROM 1885-1900; ACQUIRED BY SUNDAY LAKE IRON CO. (PICKANDS MATHER AND CO., AGENT), IN 1900 TOGETHER WITH IRON CHIEF AND NW OF SECTION 10 AND OPERATED BY SAME FROM 1900 TO 1961. THE IRON CHIEF, ONCE KNOWN AS THE ASHERMAN WAS OPENED IN 1886 AND SHIPPED ONLY IN 1886 AND 1887. THE BROTHERTON MINE WAS OPENED IN 1886 BY BROTHERTON IRON MINING CO. (PICKANDS MATHER AND CO., AGENT), AND OPERATED BY SAME THROUGH 1923 WHEN MINE WAS EXHAUSTED AND COMPANY DISSOLVED IN 1926. THE BROTHERTON PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY SUNDAY LAKE IRON CO., MAINLY FOR USE OF ITS SHAFT. THE PIKE MINE, ONCE KNOWN AS THE ALPHA, WAS OPENED IN 1899 AND SHIPPED EVERY YEAR THROUGH 1910, EXCEPT 1904. PIKE MINING CO. OPERATED MINE UNTIL LEASE WAS SURRENDERED IN 1914. THE PIKE TRACT HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1927 BY SUNDAY LAKE IRON CO. THE METEOR MINE (COMET) WAS OPENED IN 1890 AND SHIPPED 1890-1894 AND 1899-1904. IT WAS OPERATED BY CORRIGAN MCKINNEY STEEL CO. LATER, THE METEOR WAS ACQUIRED BY CASTILE MIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-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 | 06-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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