| Deposit ID | 10082848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062206 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Detroit Graphite Co. Graphite Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.34726, 46.63472 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ACC LAT/LON IS FOR THE ORE BODY, ACC LAT/LON IS FOR THE ORE BODY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baraga(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Herman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
L'Anse(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sturgeon(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Baraga |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 049N | 032W | 19 | NE OF NE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Graphite | Ore |
| (1) | -88.34726, 46.63472 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKED FOR A FEW YEARS IN LATE 1890'S. MATERIAL MINED WAS USED IN PAINT FOR NAVAL VESSELS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-96 | Sutphin, D.M. (Cannon, W.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-97 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-97 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.