| Deposit ID | 10082662 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Newport Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron King, Mount Hope, Bonnie |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.12233, 46.45694 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Gogebic |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 047N | 047W | 24 | NE OF NW | Michigan |
| NW OF NW | Michigan | ||||
| SE OF NW | Michigan | ||||
| SW OF NW | Michigan | ||||
| NE OF NE | Michigan | ||||
| NW OF NE | Michigan | ||||
| SE OF NE | Michigan | ||||
| SW OF NE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| 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) | -90.12233, 46.45694 |
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| 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 |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50-55 N |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| 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 | 1961 |
| Production years | 1886 TO AT LEAST 1950, EXCEPT FOR 1932. |
| District name | Gogebic Iron District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Youngstown Mines Co. |
| Year | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1886-1961 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 37293788mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 993.65M |
SCHMIDT, 1980: USGS BULLETIN 1460. JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, GOGEBIC COUNTY, P. 112-128, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
REED, 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AFTER 1961 ALL OF THE GENEVA (GENEVA-DAVIS) & NEWPORT (NEWPORT & BONNIE) GROUPS WERE COMBINED INTO THE MEGA-MINE GENEVA-NEWPORT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1995 | Sutphin, D.M. (Cannon, W.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| 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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