| Deposit ID | 10079775 |
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| MRDS ID | W030504 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Loomis Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Plymouth-Loomis |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.9401, 46.47139 (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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Gogebic |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 047N | 045W | 16 | W 1/2 | 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) | Metabasalt |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Gogebic Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1953-1955 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 423294mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO, P. 56.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A RESERVE PROPERTY UNTIL 1953 WHEN FIRST SHIPMENT MADE. SHIPMENTS CONTINUED ONLY THROUGH 1955 - PROBABLY AS THE PLYMOUTH-LOOMIS MINE. |
| 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 |
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