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Cary Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Wisconsin, United States with commodity Iron
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082656
MRDS ID W062005
Record type Site
Current site name Cary Mine
Alternate or previous names Superior, West Cary, Kakagon, Windsor, Nimikon, And Tilden

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.20344, 46.43667 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position SW CORNER OF THE PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY 1/4 MI NE OF GILE, WI. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED BETWEEN MONTREAL AND GERMANIA PROPERTIES ALONG S.R. 77., Acc Lat/Lon Is For The Main Entrance (Taken From Usbm Cd-Rom 9/95)., Acc Lat/Lon Is For The Main Entrance (Taken From Usbm Cd-Rom 9/95).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ironwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ironwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bad-Montreal(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
46N 2E 22,23,26,27 Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS HARD, BLUE-RED, NON-BESSEMER THAT IS CRUSHED PRIOR TO SHIPPING. NIMIKON GRADE WAS SHIPPED IN 1950.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Gogebic Iron Range Is In The Chlorite Metamorphic Zone In The Least Metamorphosed Area Of The Upper Peninsula.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Ironwood Formation
    Rock description Ironwood Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.20344, 46.43667
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-Dipping Sediments; Regional Trends Are East To West.
Type of structure Local
Structure description An E-W Linear Iron Formation Going From Gogebic, Mi, To Ironwood, Mi, And To Mellen, Wi, And A Bit Farther W.

Ore body information

  • General form STRATABOUND
    Dip 50-55 N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Oxidation And Leaching Of Unaltered Banded-Iron Formation To Soft Iron-Oxide Ore Bodies.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1848
Discoverer A. Randall Discovered Low-Grade Magnetic Material During The Survey Of The Fourth Principal Meridian.
Year of first production 1886
Year of last production 1950
Production years 1886 TO AT LEAST 1950, EXCEPT FOR 1932.

Mining district

District name Gogebic Iron District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Odanah Iron Co.

Comments on the production information

  • LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, HAS PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR INDIVIDUAL MINES AND LEASES. ORE WAS SHIPPED THROUGH PORTS AT ASHLAND, WI, AND ESCANABA, MI.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings CARY MINE
    Overall depth 1021.08M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE ORE IS WORKED BY A SUB-LEVEL CAVING SYSTEM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMATIT

  • Deposit

    SCHMIDT, 1980: USGS BULLETIN 1460

  • Production

    LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P. 62-63.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1848 FOR THE AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-95 Sutphin, David M. (Cannon, W. F.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-97 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-MAY-97 Mason Jr., G.T. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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