| Deposit ID | 10106120 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028936 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minckler Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Homer Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.64533, 46.10917 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brule(hydrologic unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 043N | 035W | 23 | NW OF SE | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Stilpnomelane | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Mica | 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 | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Riverton Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.64533, 46.10917 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1926 |
| Year of last production | 1968 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1926-1968 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 3055112mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
THE STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MICHIGAN, 1940, APPRAISAL OF IRON MINES AND COPPER MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LANSING, MICHIGAN, 1940. P. 158.
JOHNSON, A.M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 208-209, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INDIVIDUAL REPORTS ON THIS MINE ARE UNAVAILABLE OTHER THAN STATE OF MICHIGAN TAX APPRAISAL RECORDS (SEE REFERENCE F2). THIS MINE WAS OPERATED IN THE HOMER GROUP OPERATION AFTER 1950 (ALONG WITH HOMER, SOUTH HOMER AND CARDIFF MINES), UNTIL EXHAUSTED IN 1971. (SEE HOMER MINE REPORT, THIS FILE.) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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 | 10-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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