| Deposit ID | 10106124 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028951 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bates Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.63422, 46.11583 (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 | 034W | 19 | NW OF NW | Michigan |
| NE OF NW | Michigan | ||||
| SE OF NW | Michigan | ||||
| SW OF NW | 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -88.63422, 46.11583 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1947 |
| District name | Menominee Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1915-1947 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore Fe | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 4119541mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 108.
CROWELL, BENEDICT, AND MURRAY, C.B., INC., 1917, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1930, THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR (3RD-7TH EDS.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. PP. 240-241, 217-218, 267-268, 287, 257 RESPECTIVLY.
JOHNSON, A..M. AND GROTH, E.H., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, IRON COUNTY, P. 19-22, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPENED 1910. SHIPPED EVERY YEAR THROUGH 1947. FORMERLY OPERATED BY BATES IRON CO., LATER BY HANNA IRON ORE CO. MINE CLOSED IN 1947, WORKED BY STOPING METHOD, UNDERGROUND. LEASE INCLUDED JOHNSON PROPERTY, BUT NO PRODUCTION CAME FROM THERE. |
| 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 | 09-AUG-2001 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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